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CM1 3DN

Waterhouse Farm · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Chelmsford
Ward
Waterhouse Farm
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Chelmsford
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM1 3DL 52 m
CM1 3DG 76 m
CM1 3DE 110 m
CM1 3DD 125 m
CM1 3BZ 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 3DN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 3
Latitude
51.729607
Longitude
0.444420
British National Grid easting
568,908
British National Grid northing
206,259

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Electoral ward
Waterhouse Farm · E05004118
Parish or community
E43000285
Westminster constituency
Chelmsford · E14001159
Output area
E00109886
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 009E · E01021631
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 009 · E02004493

Postcode source versions

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Property

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
18, Sherwood Drive, Chelmsford, CM1 3DN 17 November 2021 £195,000
24, Sherwood Drive, Chelmsford, CM1 3DN 9 August 2011 £102,000
6, Sherwood Drive, Chelmsford, CM1 3DN 22 May 2006 £168,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
31
Secondary
8

  1. Hylands School

    Academy converter

    300 m

  2. Westlands Community Primary School

    Community school

    698 m

  3. Community College Initiative Ltd

    Special post 16 institution

    832 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,454
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 580
  • Shoplifting 170
  • Other theft 120
  • Public order 101
  • Anti social behaviour 101

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

6 female, 10 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
1.8
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM1 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    856 m

  • THE WRITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81098

    1.3 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    2.2 km

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    2.3 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    2.4 km

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    2.7 km

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    4.2 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    4.3 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hylands School

    BCT · Writtle

    0.1 miles

  • Hylands School

    BCT · Writtle

    0.1 miles

  • Harewood Road

    BCT · Westlands Estate

    0.2 miles

  • Harewood Road

    BCT · Westlands Estate

    0.2 miles

  • Hole in Hedge

    BCT · Westlands Estate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 009E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,518 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
9 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £195,000 from 1 recorded sale in CM1 3DN. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Chelmsford is £383,103 in June 2026, down 1.2% year on year.

Schools

55 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 8 secondary schools. Hylands School is the nearest published school at 300 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,454 published events cover 12 months, averaging 121.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 580 events.

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