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Housing in CM2 7DA

What the homes in CM2 7DA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Great Baddow North & East
Council
Chelmsford
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,706 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (34.7%). Flats make up 28.8%, above the 22.2% across England.

CM2 7DAEngland
Detached34.7%22.9%
Semi-detached28.8%31.5%
Terraced7.4%23%
Purpose-built flat26.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

81.9% of households in the CM2 7DA area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 50% own outright and 31.9% with a mortgage.

CM2 7DA
82%
12%
England
  • Owned81.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented12.4%20.5%
  • Social rented5.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CM2 7DAEngland
Owned outright50%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council1.1%8.3%
From a housing association4.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 37.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CM2 7DAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (25.2%). 21.6% of households include dependent children.

CM2 7DAEngland
Living alone, under 6612.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over25.2%12.8%
Couple, no children15%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.7%7.7%
Rents

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.

ChelmsfordEngland
All homes£1,439£1,459
One bedroom£1,059£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,291£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,543£1,489
Four or more£2,220£2,161
Detached£1,993£1,640
Semi-detached£1,521£1,449
Terraced£1,370£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,210£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CM2 7DA (Great Baddow North & East) (about 1,706 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.

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