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CM1 3FE

Writtle · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Writtle
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
North West Essex
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM1 3PH 268 m
CM1 3PW 420 m
CM1 3NJ 448 m
CM1 3JB 462 m
CM1 3JU 493 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 3FE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 3
Latitude
51.723177
Longitude
0.414838
British National Grid easting
566,889
British National Grid northing
205,476

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Electoral ward
Writtle · E05004119
Parish or community
E04003977
Westminster constituency
North West Essex · E14001402
Output area
E00109898
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 011D · E01021634
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 011 · E02004495

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
21
Secondary
5

  1. Writtle Infant School

    Academy converter

    714 m

  2. Writtle Junior School

    Academy converter

    714 m

  3. Writtle College Limited

    Further education

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
248
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 84
  • Shoplifting 37
  • Other theft 29
  • Vehicle crime 21
  • Criminal damage and arson 17

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE WRITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81098

    1.3 km

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    2.9 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    4.2 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    4.3 km

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    4.5 km

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Lodge Road

    BCT · Oxney Green

    0.3 miles

  • The Ryle

    BCT · Writtle

    0.3 miles

  • Chequers Road

    BCT · Oxney Green

    0.4 miles

  • Ongar Road

    BCT · Oxney Green

    0.4 miles

  • Ongar Road

    BCT · Oxney Green

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 011D, 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

26,120 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
3 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

Schools

39 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. Writtle Infant School is the nearest published school at 714 m.

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

Recorded crime

248 published events cover 12 months, averaging 20.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 84 events.

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