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CM1 3HT

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 3HH 38 m
CM1 3HQ 54 m
CM1 3HJ 62 m
CM1 3US 86 m
CM1 3HS 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 3HT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 3
Latitude
51.724599
Longitude
0.427454
British National Grid easting
567,755
British National Grid northing
205,663

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
E00109900
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 011F · E01021636
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
47
Primary
26
Secondary
6

  1. Writtle Infant School

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    285 m

  2. Writtle Junior School

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    285 m

  3. Hylands School

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    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
384
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 148
  • Shoplifting 39
  • Other theft 35
  • Criminal damage and arson 28
  • Vehicle crime 26

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

16 female, 11 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.3% 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

6

within 5 km

  • THE WRITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81098

    880 m

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    2.0 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    3.5 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    3.5 km

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    3.6 km

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    3.8 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

  • Loves Walk

    BCT · Writtle

    0.2 miles

  • Romans Place

    BCT · Writtle

    0.4 miles

  • The Ryle

    BCT · Writtle

    0.4 miles

  • St John's Green

    BCT · Writtle

    0.4 miles

  • Writtle Green

    BCT · Writtle

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 011F, 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

9,832 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

Schools

47 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. Writtle Infant School is the nearest published school at 285 m.

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

Recorded crime

384 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 148 events.

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