| Postcode | CM1 2PJ | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Chelmsford | 
| Nearest station | Chelmsford (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | Rose & Crown (E) Fire Station (SW) Fire Station (NE) Ash Tree Cres (SE) Ash Tree Cres (NW) Admirals Park (W) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 33 View | 
| Known addresses | 1 Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford 1B Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford 3 Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford 4 Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford 5 Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford 7 Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford 8 Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford 9 Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford 10 Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford 16 Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford 17 Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford 18 Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford 19 Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford 21 Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford 22 Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford 23A Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford 24 Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford 26 Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford 28 Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford 30 Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford 32 Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford 34 Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford | 
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 51.73806 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.456942 | |
| Easting | 569743 | |
| Northing | 207229 | |
| Grid reference | TL697072 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 324413 5734965 | |
| what3words | goals.with.last | |
| FixPhrase | crinkly magnitude skinning tile | |
| Plus code | 9F32PFQ4+6Q | |
| Altitude | 34 metres (112 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:51 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:34 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 16.2 KMs (10.1 miles) | 
| Parish | Chelmsford, unparished area | E43000285 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Marconi | E05004106 | 
| Local Authority District | Chelmsford | E07000070 | 
| County Electoral Division | Chelmsford West | E58000422 | 
| Local Authority | Essex | E10000012 | 
| County | Essex | E10000012 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Chelmsford | E14001159 | 
| MP | Marie Goldman | Liberal Democrat | 
| Police force | Essex | |
| Water company | Essex & Suffolk Water | |
| Sewage company | Anglian Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Heart of Essex | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Essex | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East of England | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 81 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 31 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Chelmsford | E63011563 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00109600 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 7A3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Chelmsford 009B | E01021575 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Chelmsford 009B | E01021575 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Waterhouse Lane & Admirals Park | E02004493 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Waterhouse Lane & Admirals Park | E02004493 | 
| Travel to work area | Chelmsford | E30000188 | 
| Average property price in Chelmsford | £410,515 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 1.9% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2024 | £1,050,000 | 
| 30 Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford | Detached (freehold) | Jul 2023 | £925,000 | 
| New build detached (freehold) | May 2001 | £330,000 | |
| 24 Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford | Detached (freehold) | Nov 2018 | £785,000 | 
| 1 Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford | Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2017 | £726,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2002 | £320,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 1997 | £147,500 | |
| 18 Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2017 | £794,500 | 
| 9 Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford | Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2016 | £515,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 1997 | £129,000 | |
| 4 Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford | Detached (freehold) | Dec 2012 | £304,995 | 
| 26 Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2012 | £600,000 | 
| New build detached (freehold) | Nov 2001 | £450,000 | |
| 22 Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2011 | £425,000 | 
| 8 Rainsford Avenue, Chelmsford | Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2011 | £365,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 1998 | £117,500 |