CM2 6YL postcode in Chelmsford, Essex

CM2 6YL is a postcode in Chelmsford, in the Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park ward. It is in the Chelmsford parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since December 2000.

Flooding High flood risk 7 of 47 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at CM2 6YL can get it Across Chelmsford: 88% Typical price £350,000 Homes sold in CM2 6, last 12 months. ▼ 5.4% on the year before Nearest station Beaulieu Park 2.2 km in a straight line

Where CM2 6YL is, and what is near it

Map of CM2 6YL and what is near it Map of CM2 6YL: 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 (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CM2 6GJ: also in CM2 6CM2 6GL: also in CM2 6CM2 6GN: also in CM2 6CM2 6GP: also in CM2 6CM2 6GQ: also in CM2 6CM2 6GY: also in CM2 6CM2 6LY: also in CM2 6CM2 6NW: also in CM2 6CM2 6NZ: also in CM2 6CM2 6PP: also in CM2 6CM2 6PT: also in CM2 6CM2 6QA: also in CM2 6CM2 6QD: also in CM2 6CM2 6QE: also in CM2 6CM2 6QF: also in CM2 6CM2 6QG: also in CM2 6CM2 6QH: also in CM2 6CM2 6QJ: also in CM2 6CM2 6QL: also in CM2 6CM2 6QP: also in CM2 6CM2 6QQ: also in CM2 6CM2 6QS: also in CM2 6CM2 6RE: also in CM2 6CM2 6RF: also in CM2 6CM2 6RR: also in CM2 6CM2 6RS: also in CM2 6CM2 6RT: also in CM2 6CM2 6RU: also in CM2 6CM2 6RX: also in CM2 6CM2 6RY: also in CM2 6CM2 6RZ: also in CM2 6CM2 6SB: also in CM2 6CM2 6SD: also in CM2 6CM2 6SE: also in CM2 6CM2 6SF: also in CM2 6CM2 6SG: also in CM2 6CM2 6SH: also in CM2 6CM2 6SJ: also in CM2 6CM2 6SL: also in CM2 6CM2 6SP: also in CM2 6CM2 6SQ: also in CM2 6CM2 6SS: also in CM2 6CM2 6ST: also in CM2 6CM2 6SW: also in CM2 6CM2 6TE: also in CM2 6CM2 6TG: also in CM2 6CM2 6UN: also in CM2 6CM2 6WQ: also in CM2 6CM2 6WS: also in CM2 6CM2 6WT: also in CM2 6CM2 6XP: also in CM2 6CM2 6YF: also in CM2 6CM2 6YH: also in CM2 6CM2 6YJ: also in CM2 6CM2 6YN: also in CM2 6CM2 6YP: also in CM2 6CM2 6YR: also in CM2 6CM2 6YS: also in CM2 6CM2 6YU: also in CM2 6CM2 6YW: also in CM2 6CM2 6YX: also in CM2 6CM2 6YZ: also in CM2 6 GP 1.4 kmSchool 2.1 kmBaddow Village Surgery 2.4 kmChelmer Village and Beaulieu Park CM2 6YL Map of CM2 6YL and what is near it Map of CM2 6YL: 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 (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.4 kmChelmer Village and Beaulieu Park CM2 6YL
  • CM2 6YL
  • Other postcodes in CM2 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.7386, longitude 0.5173)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CM2 6YL?

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 6YL?

Every home and business at CM2 6YL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CM2 6YL 100% Chelmsford 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CM2 6YL 100% Chelmsford 98%
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 6YL?

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 6YL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 47 homes and businesses at CM2 6YL. 7 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 39 more at a lower risk.

47 homes and businesses at CM2 6YL High: 7Medium: 28Low: 11Not in an area at risk: 1

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 6YL: 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 6YL is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 21:18 on 23 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 21:18 on 23 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 6YL?

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 6YL

HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in CM2 6YL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 6 November 2025. The middle price was £478,750, from £265,000 to £595,000. Across CM2 6, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £350,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

What council tax band are homes near CM2 6YL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 760 homes in the neighbourhood around CM2 6YL. The largest share of them, 33%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (59%). 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 6YL

Band D in Chelmsford for 2026‑27: £2,300. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,789 (band B) to £3,834 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,300.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Afewer than 5£1,533
Band Babout 20 (3%)£1,789
Band Cabout 170 (22%)£2,045
Band Dabout 250 (33%)£2,300
Band Eabout 190 (25%)£2,811
Band Fabout 100 (13%)£3,322
Band Gabout 30 (4%)£3,834
Band Hfewer than 5£4,600

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 25% 1965 to 1982
  6. 16% 1983 to 1999
  7. 59% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 6YL is in (ONS area E01033142), 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 6YL?

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

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CM2 6YL, 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 6YL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CM2 6YL is Beaulieu Park, 2.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Beaulieu Park Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
  • Chelmsford Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Eglinton Drive, 323 m away.

More stations near CM2 6YL, 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 6YL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CM2 6YL, 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 6YL?

0 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

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

  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers 1.3 kmCycle
  • London-Chelmsford Supercharger Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 1.4 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 1 charger 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 6YL?

The nearest to the centre of CM2 6YL, 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 6YL?

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 6YL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CM2 6YL, 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 6YL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CM2 6YL, 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 6YL?

The nearest vets to the centre of CM2 6YL 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 6YL in a conservation area?

The centre of CM2 6YL 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 6YL?

Police.uk records 83 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CM2 6YL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences26 reports
Shoplifting20 reports
Public order9 reports
Anti-social behaviour7 reports
Other theft7 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports

Also: vehicle crime 4, drugs 2, other crime 2, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1.

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 6YL

Ward
Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park
Parish
Chelmer
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Chelmsford
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 2000

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

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CM2 6YU90 mCM2 6YS120 mCM2 6YH130 mCM2 6YJ190 mCM2 6WT200 mCM2 6GJ200 m
All of CM2

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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