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CM4 postcode area · Chelmsford

The CM4 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Basildon, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Epping Forest. Area Scores range from 44 to 99 across them. Every full CM4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CM4 district: Billericay North East scores 99 out of 100 (#46 of 6,856 nationally) while Fyfield, High Ongar & Stapleford Abbotts sits at 44 — neighbours on the map, 55 points apart on the index. 6 of the 8 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £425,000 in Great Baddow North & East to £772,500 in Fyfield, High Ongar & Stapleford Abbotts — a 1.8× gap within the CM4 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Basildon, Brentwood, Chelmsford and Epping Forest — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£48,619a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime42per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied80%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the CM4 district

£687,500median home sold over the past year · +10.9% over 5 years · -5.5% over the year · 190 sales
Detached£850,000
Semi-detached£580,000
Terraced£525,000
Flat£325,000
Chelmsford£407,500
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Billericay North EastBasildon 4699 £580,000
Great Baddow North & EastChelmsford 44494 £425,000
Billericay Queen's ParkBasildon 1,08884 £462,500
Ingatestone & MountnessingBrentwood 1,30181 £628,000
Kelvedon Hatch & DoddinghurstBrentwood 1,99371 £582,500
Writtle & HighwoodChelmsford 2,18568 £485,000
Margaretting, Stock & RamsdenChelmsford 2,36366 £720,750
Fyfield, High Ongar & Stapleford AbbottsEpping Forest 3,83744 £772,500

People living in CM4 Census 2021

Residents61,427
Median age (est.)47
Density186per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above31%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 9%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 26%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 20% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors20%
Associate professional15%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 36% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in CM4

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CM4 district.

Billericay Great Baddow

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CM4.

CM12 CM11 CM15 CM2 CM13 CM1 CM99 CM14

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.