CM2 7PX postcode in Chelmsford, Essex

CM2 7PX 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 January 1980.

Flooding Medium flood risk 6 of 14 homes and businesses at medium risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 50% of homes and businesses can get it. Chelmsford: 88% Typical price £420,000 Homes sold in CM2 7, last 12 months. ▲ 5% on the year before Nearest station Chelmsford 1.3 km in a straight line

Where CM2 7PX is, and what is near it

Map of CM2 7PX and what is near it Map of CM2 7PX: its centre point, with the 228 other postcodes in the CM2 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 7 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CM2 7BL: also in CM2 7CM2 7BP: also in CM2 7CM2 7BW: also in CM2 7CM2 7DY: also in CM2 7CM2 7DZ: also in CM2 7CM2 7EA: also in CM2 7CM2 7EB: also in CM2 7CM2 7ED: also in CM2 7CM2 7EE: also in CM2 7CM2 7EF: also in CM2 7CM2 7EG: also in CM2 7CM2 7EH: also in CM2 7CM2 7EL: also in CM2 7CM2 7EN: also in CM2 7CM2 7EP: also in CM2 7CM2 7ER: also in CM2 7CM2 7ES: also in CM2 7CM2 7EU: also in CM2 7CM2 7EX: also in CM2 7CM2 7FH: also in CM2 7CM2 7FS: also in CM2 7CM2 7GD: also in CM2 7CM2 7GY: also in CM2 7CM2 7LG: also in CM2 7CM2 7LH: also in CM2 7CM2 7LJ: also in CM2 7CM2 7LL: also in CM2 7CM2 7LN: also in CM2 7CM2 7LP: also in CM2 7CM2 7LQ: also in CM2 7CM2 7LR: also in CM2 7CM2 7LS: also in CM2 7CM2 7LT: also in CM2 7CM2 7LU: also in CM2 7CM2 7LW: also in CM2 7CM2 7LX: also in CM2 7CM2 7LY: also in CM2 7CM2 7NB: also in CM2 7CM2 7ND: also in CM2 7CM2 7NE: also in CM2 7CM2 7NF: also in CM2 7CM2 7NG: also in CM2 7CM2 7NH: also in CM2 7CM2 7NJ: also in CM2 7CM2 7NL: also in CM2 7CM2 7NN: also in CM2 7CM2 7NP: also in CM2 7CM2 7NQ: also in CM2 7CM2 7NR: also in CM2 7CM2 7NS: also in CM2 7CM2 7NT: also in CM2 7CM2 7NU: also in CM2 7CM2 7NW: also in CM2 7CM2 7NX: also in CM2 7CM2 7NY: also in CM2 7CM2 7NZ: also in CM2 7CM2 7PB: also in CM2 7CM2 7PJ: also in CM2 7CM2 7PN: also in CM2 7CM2 7PR: also in CM2 7CM2 7PY: also in CM2 7CM2 7PZ: also in CM2 7CM2 7QA: also in CM2 7CM2 7QE: also in CM2 7CM2 7QF: also in CM2 7CM2 7QG: also in CM2 7CM2 7QH: also in CM2 7CM2 7QJ: also in CM2 7CM2 7QL: also in CM2 7CM2 7QQ: also in CM2 7CM2 7RA: also in CM2 7CM2 7UQ: also in CM2 7CM2 7UR: also in CM2 7CM2 7UT: also in CM2 7CM2 7UU: also in CM2 7 Moulsham High School 1.4 kmGP 1.5 kmSchool 1.6 kmBeaulieu Park station 4.2 kmChelmsford CM2 7PX Map of CM2 7PX and what is near it Map of CM2 7PX: its centre point, with the 228 other postcodes in the CM2 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 7 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.5 kmSchool 1.6 kmGreat Baddow East CM2 7PX
  • CM2 7PX
  • Other postcodes in CM2 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 51.7281, longitude 0.4818)

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 7PX?

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 7PX?

Every home and business at CM2 7PX can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 50% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)50% 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 7PX?

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 7PX at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Medium risk

The Environment Agency counts 14 homes and businesses at CM2 7PX. 6 are in an area at medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 8 more at a lower risk.

14 homes and businesses at CM2 7PX Medium: 6Low: 8

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 7PX: 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 7PX is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 10:26 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 10:26 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 7PX?

Homes in CM2 7 sold for a typical £420,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 87 sales, up 5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£420,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£400,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £590,000 29 sales
  • Semi-detached £407,500 29 sales
  • Terraced £332,750 20 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £215,000 9 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 7PX

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CM2 7PX 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 7PX

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at CM2 7PX. 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 7PX?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,690 homes in the neighbourhood around CM2 7PX. 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 7PX

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 7PX 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 7PX?

The nearest open schools to CM2 7PX, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CM2 7PX, 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 7PX?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CM2 7PX is Chelmsford Rail Station, 1.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Chelmsford Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
  • Beaulieu Park Railway station 4.2 kmCycle

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

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Army & Navy, 130 m away.

More stations near CM2 7PX, 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 7PX?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CM2 7PX, 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 7PX?

1 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CM2 7PX, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 750 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.2 kmCycle
  • 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 7PX?

The nearest to the centre of CM2 7PX, 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 7PX?

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 7PX?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CM2 7PX, 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 7PX?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CM2 7PX, 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 7PX?

The nearest vets to the centre of CM2 7PX 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 7PX in a conservation area?

The centre of CM2 7PX is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 7PX?

Police.uk records 630 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CM2 7PX in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences221 reports
Shoplifting110 reports
Anti-social behaviour89 reports
Public order47 reports
Drugs37 reports
Other theft36 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 24, vehicle crime 19, bicycle theft 10, other crime 10, theft from the person 8, possession of weapons 8, robbery 6, burglary 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 7PX

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
January 1980

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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