CM2 7RT postcode in Chelmsford, Essex

CM2 7RT is a postcode in Chelmsford, in the Great Baddow East ward. It is in the Chelmsford parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding High flood risk 5 of 15 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% 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 3.7 km in a straight line

Where CM2 7RT is, and what is near it

Map of CM2 7RT and what is near it Map of CM2 7RT: its centre point, with the 228 other postcodes in the CM2 7 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CM2 7AG: also in CM2 7CM2 7AH: also in CM2 7CM2 7AJ: also in CM2 7CM2 7AL: also in CM2 7CM2 7AN: also in CM2 7CM2 7AP: also in CM2 7CM2 7AQ: also in CM2 7CM2 7AR: also in CM2 7CM2 7AS: also in CM2 7CM2 7AT: also in CM2 7CM2 7AU: also in CM2 7CM2 7AW: also in CM2 7CM2 7AX: also in CM2 7CM2 7AY: also in CM2 7CM2 7AZ: also in CM2 7CM2 7BA: also in CM2 7CM2 7BB: also in CM2 7CM2 7BD: also in CM2 7CM2 7BL: also in CM2 7CM2 7BN: also in CM2 7CM2 7BP: also in CM2 7CM2 7BT: also in CM2 7CM2 7BU: also in CM2 7CM2 7BW: also in CM2 7CM2 7BX: also in CM2 7CM2 7BY: also in CM2 7CM2 7BZ: also in CM2 7CM2 7DA: also in CM2 7CM2 7DB: also in CM2 7CM2 7DD: also in CM2 7CM2 7DE: also in CM2 7CM2 7DF: also in CM2 7CM2 7DG: also in CM2 7CM2 7DH: also in CM2 7CM2 7DJ: also in CM2 7CM2 7DL: also in CM2 7CM2 7DN: also in CM2 7CM2 7DP: also in CM2 7CM2 7DQ: also in CM2 7CM2 7DS: also in CM2 7CM2 7DW: 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 7EJ: also in CM2 7CM2 7EL: also in CM2 7CM2 7EN: also in CM2 7CM2 7EP: also in CM2 7CM2 7EQ: also in CM2 7CM2 7ER: also in CM2 7CM2 7ES: also in CM2 7CM2 7ET: also in CM2 7CM2 7EU: also in CM2 7CM2 7EW: also in CM2 7CM2 7EX: also in CM2 7CM2 7EY: also in CM2 7CM2 7EZ: also in CM2 7CM2 7FJ: also in CM2 7CM2 7FP: also in CM2 7CM2 7FQ: also in CM2 7CM2 7FR: also in CM2 7CM2 7FW: also in CM2 7CM2 7FX: also in CM2 7CM2 7GA: also in CM2 7CM2 7HD: also in CM2 7CM2 7HF: also in CM2 7CM2 7HH: also in CM2 7CM2 7HJ: also in CM2 7CM2 7HN: also in CM2 7CM2 7HP: also in CM2 7CM2 7HQ: also in CM2 7CM2 7HR: also in CM2 7CM2 7HS: also in CM2 7CM2 7HT: also in CM2 7CM2 7HU: also in CM2 7CM2 7HW: also in CM2 7CM2 7HX: also in CM2 7CM2 7HY: also in CM2 7CM2 7HZ: also in CM2 7CM2 7JA: also in CM2 7CM2 7JB: also in CM2 7CM2 7JE: also in CM2 7CM2 7JF: also in CM2 7CM2 7JG: also in CM2 7CM2 7JH: also in CM2 7CM2 7JJ: also in CM2 7CM2 7JL: also in CM2 7CM2 7JN: also in CM2 7CM2 7JP: also in CM2 7CM2 7JQ: also in CM2 7CM2 7JR: also in CM2 7CM2 7JS: also in CM2 7CM2 7JT: also in CM2 7CM2 7JU: also in CM2 7CM2 7JW: also in CM2 7CM2 7JX: also in CM2 7CM2 7JY: also in CM2 7CM2 7JZ: also in CM2 7CM2 7LE: also in CM2 7CM2 7LL: also in CM2 7CM2 7LN: also in CM2 7CM2 7LR: also in CM2 7CM2 7LT: also in CM2 7CM2 7NP: 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 7PP: also in CM2 7CM2 7QB: also in CM2 7CM2 7QG: also in CM2 7CM2 7QH: also in CM2 7CM2 7QJ: also in CM2 7CM2 7QL: also in CM2 7CM2 7QN: also in CM2 7CM2 7QQ: also in CM2 7CM2 7QT: also in CM2 7CM2 7QU: also in CM2 7CM2 7QX: also in CM2 7CM2 7QY: also in CM2 7CM2 7QZ: also in CM2 7CM2 7RG: also in CM2 7CM2 7RH: also in CM2 7CM2 7RJ: also in CM2 7CM2 7RQ: also in CM2 7CM2 7RR: also in CM2 7CM2 7RS: also in CM2 7CM2 7RU: also in CM2 7CM2 7RZ: also in CM2 7CM2 7SA: also in CM2 7CM2 7SB: also in CM2 7CM2 7SD: also in CM2 7CM2 7SE: also in CM2 7CM2 7SF: also in CM2 7CM2 7SG: also in CM2 7CM2 7SH: also in CM2 7CM2 7SJ: also in CM2 7CM2 7SL: also in CM2 7CM2 7SN: also in CM2 7CM2 7SP: also in CM2 7CM2 7SQ: also in CM2 7CM2 7TL: also in CM2 7CM2 7UA: also in CM2 7CM2 7UJ: also in CM2 7 GP 2.5 kmChelmsford station 3.7 kmBeaulieu Park station 3.7 kmGreat Baddow East CM2 7RT Map of CM2 7RT and what is near it Map of CM2 7RT: its centre point, with the 228 other postcodes in the CM2 7 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 2.5 kmChelmsford station 3.7 kmGreat Baddow East CM2 7RT
  • CM2 7RT
  • Other postcodes in CM2 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 EV charging points
  • 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 51.7247, longitude 0.5181)

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 7RT?

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 7RT?

83% of the homes and businesses at CM2 7RT can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and none gigabit, Ofcom says.

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

Chelmsford: 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)83% 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 7RT?

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 7RT at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 15 homes and businesses at CM2 7RT. 5 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

15 homes and businesses at CM2 7RT High: 5Not in an area at risk: 10

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 7RT: 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 7RT is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 05:45 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 05:45 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 7RT?

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
12 months to August 2025
£400,000
12 months to August 2026
£420,000

▲ 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

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 7RT

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in CM2 7RT from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 12 June 2024. 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 7RT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 870 homes in the neighbourhood around CM2 7RT. The largest share of them, 21%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 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 7RT

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 (8%)£1,533
Band Babout 170 (20%)£1,789
Band Cabout 180 (21%)£2,045
Band Dabout 180 (21%)£2,300
Band Eabout 160 (18%)£2,811
Band Fabout 80 (9%)£3,322
Band Gabout 30 (3%)£3,834
Band Hfewer than 5£4,600

When the homes were built

  1. 8% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 12% 1919 to 1939
  4. 17% 1945 to 1964
  5. 34% 1965 to 1982
  6. 19% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 7RT is in (ONS area E01021560), 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 7RT?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of CM2 7RT is Chelmsford Rail Station, 3.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Chelmsford Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle
  • Beaulieu Park Railway station 3.7 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near CM2 7RT, 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 7RT?

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

2 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

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

  • EB Charging Ltd Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 6.9 kW 700 mWalk
  • EB Charging Ltd Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 6.9 kW 700 mWalk
  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers 2.2 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 7RT?

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

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 7RT?

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

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

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

The centre of CM2 7RT is in one area with planning rules of its 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 7RT?

Police.uk records 47 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CM2 7RT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences19 reports
Anti-social behaviour7 reports
Shoplifting6 reports
Public order3 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports

Also: other theft 2, drugs 2, other crime 2, burglary 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 7RT

Ward
Great Baddow East
Parish
Great Baddow
Region
East of England
Country
England
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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