CM2 6FF postcode in Chelmsford, Essex

CM2 6FF is a postcode in Chelmsford, in the Moulsham and Central ward. It is in the Chelmsford parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since August 1992.

Flooding Low flood risk 3 of 3 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Chelmsford: 88% Typical price £350,000 Homes sold in CM2 6, last 12 months. ▼ 5.4% on the year before Nearest station Chelmsford 700 m in a straight line

Where CM2 6FF is, and what is near it

Map of CM2 6FF and what is near it Map of CM2 6FF: its centre point, with the 299 other postcodes in the CM2 6 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 14 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CM2 6DD: also in CM2 6CM2 6DU: also in CM2 6CM2 6EA: also in CM2 6CM2 6EE: also in CM2 6CM2 6ET: also in CM2 6CM2 6EW: also in CM2 6CM2 6FA: also in CM2 6CM2 6FD: also in CM2 6CM2 6FH: also in CM2 6CM2 6FL: also in CM2 6CM2 6FP: also in CM2 6CM2 6FS: also in CM2 6CM2 6FT: also in CM2 6CM2 6FU: also in CM2 6CM2 6FW: also in CM2 6CM2 6HA: also in CM2 6CM2 6HB: also in CM2 6CM2 6HD: also in CM2 6CM2 6HE: also in CM2 6CM2 6HF: also in CM2 6CM2 6HG: also in CM2 6CM2 6HJ: also in CM2 6CM2 6HP: also in CM2 6CM2 6HQ: also in CM2 6CM2 6HR: also in CM2 6CM2 6HS: also in CM2 6CM2 6HT: also in CM2 6CM2 6HU: also in CM2 6CM2 6HW: also in CM2 6CM2 6HX: also in CM2 6CM2 6HY: also in CM2 6CM2 6HZ: also in CM2 6CM2 6JA: also in CM2 6CM2 6JE: also in CM2 6CM2 6JG: also in CM2 6CM2 6JH: also in CM2 6CM2 6JL: also in CM2 6CM2 6JP: also in CM2 6CM2 6JQ: also in CM2 6CM2 6JS: also in CM2 6CM2 6JT: also in CM2 6CM2 6JW: also in CM2 6CM2 6JX: also in CM2 6CM2 6JY: also in CM2 6CM2 6JZ: also in CM2 6CM2 6LB: also in CM2 6CM2 6LD: also in CM2 6CM2 6LE: also in CM2 6CM2 6LF: also in CM2 6CM2 6LG: also in CM2 6CM2 6LH: also in CM2 6CM2 6LJ: also in CM2 6CM2 6LL: also in CM2 6CM2 6LN: also in CM2 6CM2 6LP: also in CM2 6CM2 6LQ: also in CM2 6CM2 6LR: also in CM2 6CM2 6LU: also in CM2 6CM2 6LW: also in CM2 6CM2 6NA: also in CM2 6CM2 6ND: also in CM2 6CM2 6NE: also in CM2 6CM2 6NF: also in CM2 6CM2 6NJ: also in CM2 6CM2 6NR: also in CM2 6CM2 6PQ: also in CM2 6CM2 6QR: also in CM2 6CM2 6QT: also in CM2 6CM2 6QU: also in CM2 6CM2 6RB: also in CM2 6CM2 6RD: also in CM2 6CM2 6WY: also in CM2 6CM2 6XF: also in CM2 6CM2 6YQ: also in CM2 6CM2 6YT: also in CM2 6CM2 6ZH: also in CM2 6CM2 6ZP: also in CM2 6CM2 6ZQ: also in CM2 6CM2 6ZR: also in CM2 6CM2 6ZT: also in CM2 6 GP 850 mGP 1.0 kmSchool 1.1 kmBeaulieu Park station 4.1 kmChelmsford CM2 6FF Map of CM2 6FF and what is near it Map of CM2 6FF: its centre point, with the 299 other postcodes in the CM2 6 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 14 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 850 mChelmsford CM2 6FF
  • CM2 6FF
  • Other postcodes in CM2 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 14 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.7321, longitude 0.4761)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CM2 6FF?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CM2 6FF?

Every home and business at CM2 6FF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Chelmsford: 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Chelmsford: 98%

The line marks the figure across Chelmsford.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CM2 6FF?

BinDayBuddy does not read Chelmsford City Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Chelmsford City Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is CM2 6FF at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 3 homes and businesses at CM2 6FF. 3 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

3 homes and businesses at CM2 6FF Low: 3

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Chelmsford

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CM2 6FF: 2,321 properties in Chelmsford are at high risk (2.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Chelmsford

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of CM2 6FF is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 10:56 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 10:56 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CM2 6FF?

Homes in CM2 6 sold for a typical £350,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 192 sales, down 5.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£350,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£370,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 5.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £497,000 44 sales
  • Semi-detached £390,000 45 sales
  • Terraced £340,000 50 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £230,000 53 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CM2 district: a typical £381,000 from 717 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in CM2 6FF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CM2 6FF from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at CM2 6FF

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at CM2 6FF. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CM2 6FF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,690 homes in the neighbourhood around CM2 6FF. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band C. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (34%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CM2 6FF

Band D in Chelmsford for 2026‑27: £2,300. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,533 (band A) to £3,834 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,045.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 70 (4%)£1,533
Band Babout 350 (21%)£1,789
Band Cabout 590 (35%)£2,045
Band Dabout 460 (27%)£2,300
Band Eabout 190 (11%)£2,811
Band Fabout 20 (1%)£3,322
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£3,834
Band Hfewer than 5£4,600

When the homes were built

  1. 8% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 11% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 10% 2000 to 2009
  8. 20% 2010 to 2019
  9. 34% 2020 or later

Averages for Chelmsford before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CM2 6FF is in (ONS area E01033140), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near CM2 6FF?

The nearest open schools to CM2 6FF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CM2 6FF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to CM2 6FF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CM2 6FF is Chelmsford Rail Station, 700 metres away in a straight line.

  • Chelmsford Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk
  • Beaulieu Park Railway station 4.1 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

14 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest H & M, 203 m away.

More stations near CM2 6FF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CM2 6FF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CM2 6FF, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CM2 6FF?

2 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CM2 6FF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 250 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 650 mWalk
  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers 1.8 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CM2 6FF?

The nearest to the centre of CM2 6FF, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to CM2 6FF?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near CM2 6FF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CM2 6FF, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near CM2 6FF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CM2 6FF, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near CM2 6FF?

The nearest vets to the centre of CM2 6FF on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is CM2 6FF in a conservation area?

The centre of CM2 6FF is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near CM2 6FF?

Police.uk records 616 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CM2 6FF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences219 reports
Shoplifting112 reports
Anti-social behaviour82 reports
Public order44 reports
Drugs42 reports
Other theft34 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 23, vehicle crime 14, other crime 11, bicycle theft 10, theft from the person 8, robbery 7, burglary 5, possession of weapons 5.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CM2 6FF

Ward
Moulsham and Central
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Chelmsford
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
August 1992

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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