CM2 8PQ postcode in Chelmsford, Essex

CM2 8PQ is a postcode in Chelmsford, in the Goat Hall ward. It is in the Chelmsford parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at CM2 8PQ can get it Across Chelmsford: 88% Typical price in the CM2 8 sector £435,000 Homes sold across the CM2 8 sector, last 12 months, not CM2 8PQ alone Nearest station Chelmsford 4.0 km in a straight line

Where CM2 8PQ is, and what is near it

Map of CM2 8PQ and what is near it Map of CM2 8PQ: its centre point, with the 309 other postcodes in the CM2 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CM2 8BT: also in CM2 8CM2 8BZ: also in CM2 8CM2 8DA: also in CM2 8CM2 8DB: also in CM2 8CM2 8FU: also in CM2 8CM2 8GF: also in CM2 8CM2 8GH: also in CM2 8CM2 8JR: also in CM2 8CM2 8JS: also in CM2 8CM2 8JX: also in CM2 8CM2 8LT: also in CM2 8CM2 8NG: also in CM2 8CM2 8NH: also in CM2 8CM2 8NQ: also in CM2 8CM2 8NR: also in CM2 8CM2 8NS: also in CM2 8CM2 8NT: also in CM2 8CM2 8NU: also in CM2 8CM2 8NX: also in CM2 8CM2 8NY: also in CM2 8CM2 8PE: also in CM2 8CM2 8PF: also in CM2 8CM2 8PG: also in CM2 8CM2 8PH: also in CM2 8CM2 8PJ: also in CM2 8CM2 8PL: also in CM2 8CM2 8PN: also in CM2 8CM2 8PP: also in CM2 8CM2 8PS: also in CM2 8CM2 8PT: also in CM2 8CM2 8PU: also in CM2 8CM2 8PW: also in CM2 8CM2 8PX: also in CM2 8CM2 8PY: also in CM2 8CM2 8PZ: also in CM2 8CM2 8QA: also in CM2 8CM2 8QB: also in CM2 8CM2 8QJ: also in CM2 8CM2 8QL: also in CM2 8CM2 8QN: also in CM2 8CM2 8QR: also in CM2 8CM2 8QS: also in CM2 8CM2 8QW: also in CM2 8CM2 8QY: also in CM2 8CM2 8QZ: also in CM2 8CM2 8RA: also in CM2 8CM2 8RB: also in CM2 8CM2 8RE: also in CM2 8CM2 8RG: also in CM2 8CM2 8RH: also in CM2 8CM2 8RJ: also in CM2 8CM2 8RL: also in CM2 8CM2 8RN: also in CM2 8CM2 8RP: also in CM2 8CM2 8RR: also in CM2 8CM2 8RS: also in CM2 8CM2 8RT: also in CM2 8CM2 8RU: also in CM2 8CM2 8RW: also in CM2 8CM2 8RX: also in CM2 8CM2 8RY: also in CM2 8CM2 8RZ: also in CM2 8CM2 8SA: also in CM2 8CM2 8SB: also in CM2 8CM2 8SD: also in CM2 8CM2 8SE: also in CM2 8CM2 8SF: also in CM2 8CM2 8SG: also in CM2 8CM2 8SH: also in CM2 8CM2 8SJ: also in CM2 8CM2 8SL: also in CM2 8CM2 8SN: also in CM2 8CM2 8SP: also in CM2 8CM2 8SQ: also in CM2 8CM2 8SR: also in CM2 8CM2 8TH: also in CM2 8CM2 8TJ: also in CM2 8CM2 8TL: also in CM2 8CM2 8TN: also in CM2 8CM2 8TP: also in CM2 8CM2 8TR: also in CM2 8CM2 8TS: also in CM2 8CM2 8TW: also in CM2 8CM2 8TZ: also in CM2 8CM2 8WA: also in CM2 8CM2 8WD: also in CM2 8CM2 8YH: also in CM2 8CM2 8YJ: also in CM2 8 3 places, 2.1–3.5 kmIngatestone station 6.3 kmGalleywood CM2 8PQ Map of CM2 8PQ and what is near it Map of CM2 8PQ: its centre point, with the 309 other postcodes in the CM2 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 3 places, 2.1–3.5 kmIngatestone station 6.3 kmGalleywood CM2 8PQ
  • CM2 8PQ
  • Other postcodes in CM2 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Each point is where its source places it, not an exact building, 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 51.7009, longitude 0.4576)

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Get Information about Schools; NaPTAN; NHS GP practices. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.

Who looks after CM2 8PQ?

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.

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; GOV.UK links to council services; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026; Democracy Club.

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What broadband can you get at CM2 8PQ?

Every home and business at CM2 8PQ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CM2 8PQ 100% Chelmsford 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CM2 8PQ 100% Chelmsford 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.

When are the bins collected at CM2 8PQ?

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. It is built from councils' own collection systems and public data, and is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site.

Is CM2 8PQ at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include CM2 8PQ.

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 flood risk, published 6 July 2026.

From surface water, across Chelmsford

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CM2 8PQ: 2,321 properties in Chelmsford are at high risk (2.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Chelmsford

Source: Environment Agency surface water, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026.

Flood warnings

The centre of CM2 8PQ is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcode

Source: Environment Agency flood risk, warning areas read 17 October 2026.

At this postcode

Homes sold in CM2 8PQ

HM Land Registry records 5 standard sales in CM2 8PQ since 1995. No five-year span had enough sales to give a price.

  1. 1995 to 1999, too few sales to price, 2 sales
  2. 2000 to 2004, too few sales to price, one sale
  3. 2005 to 2009, too few sales to price, one sale
  4. 2010 to 2014, too few sales to price, 0 sales
  5. 2015 to 2019, too few sales to price, one sale
  6. 2020 to 2024, too few sales to price, 0 sales
  7. 2025 to 2026, too few sales to price, 0 sales
Five-year spans from the year shown (the last runs to now), with the number of sales beneath. Middle price of standard sales, all home types, not adjusted for inflation. A dash: fewer than 3 sales, too few to price.

The latest sales

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CM2 8PQ from January 2024 to September 2026. Typical prices for the homes around it are under Prices.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, 1995 on, files dated 28 October 2026.

At this postcode

Who lives at CM2 8PQ?

At the 2021 Census, 14 people (8 female, 6 male) lived at CM2 8PQ, in 6 households.

Census 2021CM2 8PQCM2 8 sector
People1415,135
Households66,293
People per household2.32.4

ONS changes small counts a little to protect privacy. People include anyone in a care home or other communal home here. The CM2 8 sector is its 295 postcodes with Census figures, added up.

Source: Census 2021 postcode estimates, Census 2021.

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How much energy do homes at CM2 8PQ use?

In 2024, the median domestic electricity meter at CM2 8PQ used 4,334 kWh. DESNZ publishes no gas figure for it: the homes here may not be on mains gas, or have fewer than 5 gas meters between them, or two of them use most of the gas.

2024CM2 8PQCM2 district
Electricity meters726,315
Electricity, median meter a year4,334 kWh2,674 kWh
Gas metersNot published22,987
Gas, median meter a yearNot published10,382 kWh

Domestic meters only. Electricity from late January 2024 to late January 2025; gas from mid-May 2024 to mid-May 2025, weather corrected. Some small businesses on a home-sized gas meter are counted.

Source: DESNZ postcode energy statistics, 2024, published 18 December 2025.

At its centre point

Is CM2 8PQ in a conservation area?

The centre of CM2 8PQ 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.

Near here

Which schools are near CM2 8PQ?

The nearest open primary and secondary schools to CM2 8PQ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment. Special schools and alternative provision, which children join by referral, are not listed.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CM2 8PQ, and how we find them

Source: Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026. Each school opens its own record there.

Near here

Where is the nearest station to CM2 8PQ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CM2 8PQ is Chelmsford Rail Station, 4.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Chelmsford Rail Station Railway station 4.0 kmCycle
  • Ingatestone Rail Station Railway station 6.3 kmDrive

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 8PQ, and how we find them

Source: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.

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Which GP surgeries are near CM2 8PQ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CM2 8PQ, 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

Sources: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026; Care Quality Commission, ratings of 1 October 2026.

Near here

Where can I charge an electric car near CM2 8PQ?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CM2 8PQ on the map as of 23 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: OpenStreetMap charging points, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Near here

Which dentists are near CM2 8PQ?

The nearest to the centre of CM2 8PQ, 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 22 October 2026.

Near here

Which hospitals are nearest to CM2 8PQ?

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 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.

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Which care homes are near CM2 8PQ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CM2 8PQ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.

Near here

Which pharmacies are near CM2 8PQ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CM2 8PQ, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published October 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 pharmacy lists.

Near here

Which vets are near CM2 8PQ?

The nearest vets to the centre of CM2 8PQ 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 first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons requires practices to arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief.

Source: OpenStreetMap vets, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Across the CM2 8 sector

What do homes sell for near CM2 8PQ?

Homes in CM2 8 sold for a typical £435,000 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 131 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £386,250 from 184 sales: not a change larger than chance would explain, given which homes happened to sell.

£435,000 typical price, the 12 months to September 2026
£386,250 12 months to September 2025
  • Detached £627,056 40 sales
  • Semi-detached £441,250 36 sales
  • Terraced £350,000 44 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £178,000 11 sales

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

Across the whole CM2 district: a typical £380,000 from 738 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.

In its neighbourhood

What council tax band are homes near CM2 8PQ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 560 homes in the neighbourhood around CM2 8PQ. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (44%). 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 8PQ

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 £4,600 (band H); band D, the most common, is £2,300.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (2%)£1,533
Band Babout 10 (2%)£1,789
Band Cabout 110 (20%)£2,045
Band Dabout 160 (29%)£2,300
Band Eabout 120 (21%)£2,811
Band Fabout 80 (14%)£3,322
Band Gabout 60 (11%)£3,834
Band Habout 10 (2%)£4,600

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 36% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 44% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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.

Source: Band D council tax, published 25 March 2026.

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CM2 8PQ is in (ONS area E01021559), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands, at 31 March 2026.

Within a mile

How much crime is there near CM2 8PQ?

Police.uk records 36 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CM2 8PQ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Vehicle crime11 reports
Violence and sexual offences10 reports
Anti-social behaviour6 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Public order2 reports
Other theft2 reports

Also: shoplifting 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: police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026.

The official record for CM2 8PQ

Ward
Goat Hall
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: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

Where to check what we do not hold

Around CM2 8PQ

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Every postcode in the same sector, district or postcode area.

CM2 8 sector CM2 district CM postcode area Chelmsford postcodes

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

CM2 8PJ130 mCM2 8TL210 mCM2 8PL210 mCM2 8PG330 mCM2 8TN350 mCM2 8TP360 m
All of CM2

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

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Where the facts on this page come from

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Democracy Club data, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics. This uses Care Quality Commission information.

Licences: Open Government Licence v3.0; Open Parliament Licence v3.0; Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0); Open Database Licence (ODbL) 1.0; Each council's own terms for its collection system.

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