CM3 1EX

Broomfield and The Walthams · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chelmsford
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
North West Essex
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM3 1ET 90 m
CM3 1AR 109 m
CM3 1ES 126 m
CM3 1EU 128 m
CM3 1DE 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 1EX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1984
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 1
Latitude
51.793749
Longitude
0.455533
British National Grid easting
569,435
British National Grid northing
213,417

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Parish or community
E04003960
Westminster constituency
North West Essex · E14001402
Output area
E00109434
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 001C · E01021540
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 001 · E02004485

Postcode source versions

Explore CM3

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Glebe Meadow, Great Waltham, Chelmsford, CM3 1EX 20 October 2023 £840,000
3, Glebe Meadow, Great Waltham, Chelmsford, CM3 1EX 18 June 2015 £685,000
Heatherbank, 2, Glebe Meadow, Great Waltham, Chelmsford, CM3 1EX 29 October 2010 £695,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
7
Secondary
2
  1. Great Waltham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    185 m
  2. Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.5 km
  3. Chelmer Valley High School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
104
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 33
  • Vehicle crime 14
  • Burglary 11
  • Other theft 11
  • Public order 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

4 female, 4 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.7
CM3 1 residents
5,890

Age bands in CM3 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.7%

1,133 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

639 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.9%

1,328 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

1,769 residents

Age 65 and over
19.6%

1,186 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM3 1 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

2

within 5 km

  • LITTLE WALTHAM & GT NOTLEY SURGERY

    30 BROOK HILL, LITTLE WALTHAM, CHELMSFORD, CM3 3LL

    ODS code F81105

    1.7 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    5.0 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

  • Memorial

    BCT · Great Waltham

    0.1 miles
  • Crowbush House

    BCT · Great Waltham

    0.1 miles
  • Memorial

    BCT · Great Waltham

    0.1 miles
  • Crowbush House

    BCT · Great Waltham

    0.1 miles
  • Hatchfields

    BCT · Great Waltham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 001C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,260 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

Property market

The five-year median is £840,000 from 1 recorded sale in CM3 1EX. 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 2 secondary schools. Great Waltham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 185 m.

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

Recorded crime

104 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 33 events.

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