CM1 3BE

Waterhouse Farm · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Chelmsford
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM1 3BY 105 m
CM2 8TD 133 m
CM1 3UB 141 m
CM1 3AA 150 m
CM1 3BH 174 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 3BE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2013
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 3
Latitude
51.721521
Longitude
0.450094
British National Grid easting
569,330
British National Grid northing
205,373

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Parish or community
E43000285
Westminster constituency
Chelmsford · E14001159
Output area
E00109870
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 009F · E01033138
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 009 · E02004493

Postcode source versions

Explore CM1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
32
Secondary
8
  1. Widford Lodge School

    Other independent school

    511 m
  2. Community College Initiative Ltd

    Special post 16 institution

    937 m
  3. Hylands School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,198
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 461
  • Shoplifting 164
  • Other theft 103
  • Public order 78
  • Anti social behaviour 78

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CM1 3 residents
8,481

Age bands in CM1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

1,334 residents

Age 15 to 24
12%

1,015 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.1%

2,040 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.1%

2,203 residents

Age 65 and over
22%

1,856 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    676 m

  • THE WRITTLE SURGERY

    16A LORDSHIP ROAD, WRITTLE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3EH

    ODS code F81098

    2.0 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    2.1 km

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    2.3 km

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    2.7 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    3.2 km

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    3.7 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Robjohns Road South

    BCT · Chelmsford

    0.1 miles
  • Robjohns Road South

    BCT · Chelmsford

    0.1 miles
  • Widford Road

    BCT · Widford

    0.2 miles
  • Widford Road

    BCT · Widford

    0.2 miles
  • Westway First Depot

    BCT · Chelmsford

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 009F, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,795 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

56 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 8 secondary schools. Widford Lodge School is the nearest published school at 511 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,198 published events cover 12 months, averaging 99.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 461 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.