CM3 2QW

Hatfield Peverel & Terling · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Braintree
Constituency
Witham
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM3 2PJ 0 m
CM3 2PH 256 m
CM3 2RH 320 m
CM3 2PQ 336 m
CM3 2PG 354 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 2QW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 2
Latitude
51.802152
Longitude
0.571046
British National Grid easting
577,367
British National Grid northing
214,626

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Braintree · E07000067
Parish or community
E04003931
Westminster constituency
Witham · E14001590
Output area
E00108439
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 018A · E01021348
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 018 · E02004463

Postcode source versions

Explore CM3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
12
Secondary
2
  1. Terling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    516 m
  2. Woodend Farm School

    Other independent special school

    3.3 km
  3. Acorn Academy

    Academy converter

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
39
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 26
  • Other crime 4
  • Burglary 2
  • Other theft 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CM3 2 residents
5,179

Age bands in CM3 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.8%

791 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

448 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.2%

1,084 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.1%

1,610 residents

Age 65 and over
26.6%

1,422 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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • DOUGLAS GROVE SURGERY

    DOUGLAS GROVE, WITHAM, CM8 1TE

    ODS code F81173

    3.6 km

  • FERN HOUSE SURGERY

    FERN HOUSE, 125-129 NEWLAND STREET, WITHAM, CM8 1BH

    ODS code F81030

    4.6 km

  • COLLINGWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    40 COLLINGWOOD ROAD, WITHAM, CM8 2DZ

    ODS code F81635

    4.6 km

  • WITHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    4 MAYLAND ROAD, WITHAM, CM8 2UX

    ODS code F81193

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Post Office

    BCT · Terling

    0.2 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Terling

    0.2 miles
  • School

    BCT · Terling

    0.3 miles
  • School

    BCT · Terling

    0.3 miles
  • The Rayleigh Arms

    BCT · Terling

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 018A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,629 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

16 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. Terling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 516 m.

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

Recorded crime

39 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 26 events.

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