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CM2 9 in Chelmsford

Chelmsford council area · CM2 9 postcode sector

Explore recorded housing and local services for postcode sector CM2 9 in Chelmsford. Check the data sources, coverage and nearby sectors.

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Area guideCM2 9 · CM2 district6 of 6 evidence categories available

A first look at CM2 9

Start with the home, then the everyday details. These records describe a postcode sector; check the address before deciding.

Compare with other places
Recorded sale median
£400,000209 sales · 2025
Nearest recorded station
1.8 kmUndated · straight line from the approximate centre
Evidence available
6 / 6Data categories, not an area rating

The house median is £430,000 from 157 sales; the flat median is £232,500 from 52 sales in CM2 9. These are different property groups, and the transactions are from 2025. Different property mixes can change the medians.

What stands out in the records

  • Broadband availability

    Gigabit availability averages 95.3% across 257 residential postcode records in CM2 9, using Ofcom's January 2026 snapshot. This gives each postcode equal weight, not each home. Check the exact address for service.

  • Mapped parks nearby

    The nearest mapped park is 0.1 km from the CM2 9 sector centre, with 11 mapped parks within 1 km. These are map counts and straight-line distances, not a measure of park quality or access routes.

  • Station and supermarket distances

    From the CM2 9 sector centre, the nearest mapped station is 1.8 km away and supermarket 0.3 km away in a straight line. These are not journey times.

Streets and surroundings

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Housing

What homes have sold for

These are recorded sale medians for CM2 9. They are not current asking prices or valuations.

Hover or tap a bar to see the sales sample.

209 sales in sample
157 sales in sample
30 sales in sample
84 sales in sample
43 sales in sample
52 sales in sample
Land Registry source

Transfers dated 2025. A small sample can move the median sharply.

The dated rent series below covers a wider local authority, not this postcode sector. Use live rental searches below to check current asking rents.

How prices have changed nearby

ONS monthly averages for Chelmsford local authority. This is a wider area than the postcode sector above, whose recorded sale figures are medians for 2025.

Why this council area is shown

ONS boundaries dated December 2025 put the largest share of the mapped sector overlap in Chelmsford, about 100%. This compares land area, not homes or addresses.

The boundaries cover about 100% of the stored sector shape. Coastlines, simplified boundaries and source dates can leave gaps or small overlaps. ONS boundary source, Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025.

Average monthly private rent

£1,439Latest observed month · Aug 2026

Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026Monthly values from £1,035 to £1,447. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£1.4k£1.2k£1k202020232026
Aug 2026£1,439

Sept 2020 to Aug 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking rent.

How to read these figures

The ONS rent measure includes new and existing tenancies. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026
MonthAverage
Aug 2026£1,439
Jul 2026£1,442
Jun 2026£1,447
May 2026£1,445
Apr 2026£1,442
Mar 2026£1,442
Feb 2026£1,442
Jan 2026£1,441
Dec 2025£1,437
Nov 2025£1,432
Oct 2025£1,427
Sept 2025£1,416
Aug 2025£1,406
Jul 2025£1,395
Jun 2025£1,378
May 2025£1,361
Apr 2025£1,344
Mar 2025£1,339
Feb 2025£1,332
Jan 2025£1,326
Dec 2024£1,316
Nov 2024£1,309
Oct 2024£1,293
Sept 2024£1,279
Aug 2024£1,266
Jul 2024£1,261
Jun 2024£1,257
May 2024£1,253
Apr 2024£1,248
Mar 2024£1,244
Feb 2024£1,238
Jan 2024£1,232
Dec 2023£1,229
Nov 2023£1,227
Oct 2023£1,221
Sept 2023£1,212
Aug 2023£1,199
Jul 2023£1,181
Jun 2023£1,164
May 2023£1,154
Apr 2023£1,152
Mar 2023£1,151
Feb 2023£1,148
Jan 2023£1,145
Dec 2022£1,141
Nov 2022£1,137
Oct 2022£1,135
Sept 2022£1,133
Aug 2022£1,129
Jul 2022£1,122
Jun 2022£1,117
May 2022£1,111
Apr 2022£1,107
Mar 2022£1,102
Feb 2022£1,098
Jan 2022£1,095
Dec 2021£1,092
Nov 2021£1,089
Oct 2021£1,086
Sept 2021£1,084
Aug 2021£1,082
Jul 2021£1,080
Jun 2021£1,081
May 2021£1,082
Apr 2021£1,080
Mar 2021£1,077
Feb 2021£1,063
Jan 2021£1,051
Dec 2020£1,039
Nov 2020£1,038
Oct 2020£1,037
Sept 2020£1,035

Average house price

£378,080Latest observed month · Jul 2026

Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026Monthly values from £326,535 to £387,668. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£387.7k£357.1k£326.5k202020232026
Jul 2026£378,080

Aug 2020 to Jul 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking price or valuation.

How to read these figures

The UK House Price Index uses a geometric mean for this local authority. It differs from the sector sale median above in geography, period and calculation. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026
MonthAverage
Jul 2026£378,080
Jun 2026£380,480
May 2026£380,419
Apr 2026£380,614
Mar 2026£376,035
Feb 2026£380,095
Jan 2026£379,104
Dec 2025£383,336
Nov 2025£380,663
Oct 2025£381,042
Sept 2025£381,824
Aug 2025£386,045
Jul 2025£386,792
Jun 2025£387,668
May 2025£380,621
Apr 2025£379,239
Mar 2025£374,273
Feb 2025£371,124
Jan 2025£367,374
Dec 2024£370,872
Nov 2024£372,011
Oct 2024£375,126
Sept 2024£370,289
Aug 2024£369,686
Jul 2024£367,032
Jun 2024£369,354
May 2024£368,376
Apr 2024£368,725
Mar 2024£367,319
Feb 2024£366,917
Jan 2024£365,545
Dec 2023£364,064
Nov 2023£370,158
Oct 2023£371,783
Sept 2023£380,090
Aug 2023£381,291
Jul 2023£377,178
Jun 2023£372,856
May 2023£368,434
Apr 2023£374,808
Mar 2023£375,186
Feb 2023£378,952
Jan 2023£383,052
Dec 2022£384,813
Nov 2022£385,874
Oct 2022£385,795
Sept 2022£386,309
Aug 2022£387,476
Jul 2022£383,300
Jun 2022£381,045
May 2022£373,687
Apr 2022£373,254
Mar 2022£366,519
Feb 2022£364,991
Jan 2022£359,520
Dec 2021£357,620
Nov 2021£354,846
Oct 2021£351,874
Sept 2021£343,823
Aug 2021£342,222
Jul 2021£337,227
Jun 2021£337,551
May 2021£333,670
Apr 2021£335,905
Mar 2021£341,159
Feb 2021£340,927
Jan 2021£336,217
Dec 2020£328,739
Nov 2020£326,535
Oct 2020£328,124
Sept 2020£330,396
Aug 2020£328,415
Everyday life

Connections and nearby services

Service distances are straight lines from an approximate sector centre. They do not measure a route or journey time.

Broadband and mobile

  • Gigabit availability across postcodesEstimate95.3%Mean across 257 residential postcode percentages · January 2026
  • 4G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Chelmsford; 86,231 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
  • 5G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Chelmsford; 86,231 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
Sources and limits
  • Gigabit availability across postcodesMean across 257 residential postcode percentages · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataUnweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Chelmsford; 86,231 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataPredicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Chelmsford; 86,231 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataHigh-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.

Broadband is a mean of residential postcode percentages, not a sector premises rate. Mobile figures describe outdoor coverage from at least one operator across the named local authority. Check your network and address.

Transport and amenities

Scale: 0 to 12 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest train station1.8 km
  • Nearest supermarket0.3 km
  • Nearest post office0.9 km
  • Nearest GP practice0.5 km
  • Nearest hospital6 km
  • Nearest gym1.3 km
  • Nearest restaurant0.9 km
  • Nearest community centre0.5 km
  • Nearest mapped free parking0.8 km
  • Nearest Waitrose11.5 km
  • Mapped pubs in sector4 pubsInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest train stationStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap rail stationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarketStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap supermarketsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post officeStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap post officesDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practiceStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government GP practice locationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospitalStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government hospital locations in EnglandDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gymStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap gymsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurantStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap restaurantsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centreStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap community centresDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parkingStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parkingDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest WaitroseStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location dataDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sectorInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap pubsA mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.

Outdoor access

Scale: 0 to 12 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest park0.1 km
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km0 weighted haWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
  • Parks within 1 km11 parksWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest parkStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parksDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsWeighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsCounts mapped parks near the sector centre.
Local details

Places in the records

Explore named places in the available records. Map links appear only where the source includes a location.

Supermarket brand distances

Waitrose
11.53 km
Tesco
0.93 km
Sainsbury's
4.20 km
Aldi
0.83 km
Lidl
0.27 km
M&S
1.71 km

Straight-line distance from the sector centre. A nearby shop may be outside the sector.

About these records

SourceStored supermarket brand locations, mainly OpenStreetMap; Waitrose also uses a brand location file

Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. A value under 1 km does not prove a shop is inside the boundary. Locations and opening status are undated.

Listed buildings

Recorded listed buildings
7
Grade II
7

Recorded points inside this sector. The dataset covers England.

About these records

SourceHistoric England listed-building points

Recorded points inside this sector. The source covers England; absence of this block does not establish that there are no listed buildings.

Mapped bathing-water site

Leigh Bell Wharf
23.60 km

Nearest mapped bathing-water site, not necessarily the nearest beach. No current water-quality claim.

About these records

SourceEnvironment Agency bathing-water locations in England

Nearest site in this dataset, measured in a straight line from the sector centre. It is not necessarily the nearest beach. The stored classification has no verified year, so no current water-quality claim is made.

Named pubs recorded in the sector

Eagle & Hind
Mapped in sectorSee location
Moulsham Inn
Mapped in sectorSee location
The Rising Sun
Mapped in sectorSee location
Fox & Hounds
Mapped in sectorSee location

Undated map records. Check that a pub still exists and is open before visiting.

About these records

SourceOpenStreetMap pub locations

Up to six names from an undated map snapshot. Check whether a venue still exists or is open before visiting.

Schools

School evidence

Recorded school locations, not catchment areas or a promise of admission.

4Primaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.2 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
Historical inspection ratings

100% of rated schools in the source dataset were rated Good or better. The rated-school denominator and inspection dates are unknown, so this is not a current rating for the schools counted above.

1Secondaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.4 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
Historical inspection ratings

100% of rated schools in the source dataset were rated Good or better. The rated-school denominator and inspection dates are unknown, so this is not a current rating for the schools counted above.

0Grammarrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset2.2 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
1Independentrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset1 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre

This dataset does not establish school coverage outside England. A school inside the sector or nearby does not establish admission eligibility. Check current inspection reports and admissions rules with the school or local authority.

Recorded crime

Undated crime records

The observation period is unknown. These figures cannot tell you current crime levels or personal safety.

For a current picture, check police information for the address. Services and coverage vary across the UK.

View undated recorded incidents

These are raw counts, not population-adjusted risk rates. Coverage is not fully verified and counts depend on reporting and police recording practices.

784recorded incidents in the available dataset
Violence and sexual offences
342
Other theft
91
Anti-social behaviour
61
Shoplifting
55
Criminal damage and arson
47
Vehicle crime
45
Drugs
39
Public order
39
Burglary
20
Other crime
20
Theft from the person
10
Bicycle theft
6
Possession of weapons
5
Robbery
4

Current listings

See what is on the market

These links open live searches on external property sites. They search the wider CM2 postcode district, which contains other sectors. Listing availability and prices change on those sites.

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Places to compare

These are evidence matches from across the nationwide postcode sector dataset. Some may be far from CM2 9. Compare the recorded measures and distance before deciding which guides to open.

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Postcode sectorSale median (2025)Sales in sampleFrom CM2 9Shared evidence
CM2 9ChelmsfordThis area · Essex
£400,000
209
This area
Reference sector
TW19 7TW19 7 in Spelthorne area guideSpelthorne
£402,500£2,500 higher than this area
116
72 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest supermarket0.3 km0.3 km
Nearest station1.8 km1.8 km
AL7 4AL7 4 in Welwyn Hatfield area guideWelwyn Hatfield
£420,000£20,000 higher than this area
126
46.5 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability95%96%
Nearest station1.8 km1.9 km
Nearest park0.1 km0.1 km
WA15 7WA15 7 in Trafford area guideTrafford
£411,500£11,500 higher than this area
157
264.7 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest station1.8 km1.8 km
Gigabit availability95%96%
Nearest park0.1 km0.1 km
OX11 6OX11 6 in Vale of White Horse area guideVale of White Horse
£384,998£15,003 lower than this area
228
121 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest station1.8 km1.9 km
Nearest supermarket0.3 km0.2 km
Gigabit availability95%99%

Recorded sales cover 2025; these medians are not current asking prices. Distances are straight lines between approximate sector centres, not travel routes. Missing values remain unknown.

How these comparisons were made

Sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. Suggestion reasons use the available sale medians, Ofcom January 2026 residential broadband availability, calculated as an unweighted mean of postcode percentages and undated OpenStreetMap station, supermarket and park locations. Distances to mapped places are also straight lines from approximate sector centres. A suggestion shares several measures with this sector; it is not a suitability score.

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About the evidence

Sources and limits

This guide covers postcode sector CM2 9, not the whole of Chelmsford. 6 of 6 evidence categories are available. Missing values mean unknown.

See metric sources and dates

Sector sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. The guide shows standard residential transactions for 2025, grouped by property type, with at least five sales per published median. School locations were processed from Get Information about Schools with OpenStreetMap fallback where needed. Check current English school inspection reports with Ofsted. Recorded crime counts use Police.uk open data; the processed sector file does not retain an observation period.

  • Gigabit availability across postcodes. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Mean across 257 residential postcode percentages. Unweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Chelmsford; 86,231 premises; at least one operator. Predicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Chelmsford; 86,231 premises; at least one operator. High-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.
  • Nearest train station. OpenStreetMap rail stations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarket. OpenStreetMap supermarkets; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post office. OpenStreetMap post offices; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practice. Government GP practice locations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospital. Government hospital locations in England; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest park. OpenStreetMap parks; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gym. OpenStreetMap gyms; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurant. OpenStreetMap restaurants; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centre. OpenStreetMap community centres; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parking. OpenStreetMap parking; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest Waitrose. Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location data; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sector. OpenStreetMap pubs; Undated snapshot; Inside postcode sector boundary. A mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Weighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Counts mapped parks near the sector centre.

Housing figures are recorded sale medians. Service distances, where shown, are straight lines from an approximate postcode-sector centre. School ratings may have changed. Crime figures are raw recorded counts with no verified period in this model.

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