Housing in CM2 0RT
What the homes in CM2 0RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Chelmsford West
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,267 (2024)
CM2 0RTChelmsford
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (54.2%). Flats make up 59.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
51.1% of households in the CM2 0RT area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 40.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 25.6% own outright and 25.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned51.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented40.7%20.5%
- Social rented7.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 42.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28.6%). 19.4% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Chelmsford
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Chelmsford (August 2026, +2.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CM2 0RT (Central Chelmsford West) (about 2,267 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.