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CM3 3AB

Boreham and The Leighs · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Boreham and The Leighs
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
North West Essex
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM3 3JE 37 m
CM3 3AF 43 m
CM3 3JD 54 m
CM3 3AE 89 m
CM3 3JL 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 3AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 3
Latitude
51.764143
Longitude
0.548072
British National Grid easting
575,931
British National Grid northing
210,344

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Electoral ward
Boreham and The Leighs · E05004097
Parish or community
E04013166
Westminster constituency
North West Essex · E14001402
Output area
E00109412
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 005B · E01021537
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 005 · E02004489

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
11
Secondary
1

  1. Boreham Primary School

    Community school

    601 m

  2. New Hall School

    Other independent school

    2.5 km

  3. The Beaulieu Park School

    Free schools

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
207
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 103
  • Criminal damage and arson 19
  • Vehicle crime 18
  • Burglary 13
  • Public order 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CM3 3 residents
6,831

Age bands in CM3 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.2%

1,287 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

689 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.5%

1,692 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.1%

1,598 residents

Age 65 and over
17.4%

1,108 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • THE LAURELS SURGERY

    JUNIPER ROAD, BOREHAM, CHELMSFORD, CM3 3DX

    ODS code F81149

    680 m

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    3.0 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    4.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Boreham

    0.1 miles

  • Waltham Rd

    BCT · Boreham

    0.1 miles

  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Boreham

    0.1 miles

  • Plantation Road

    BCT · Boreham

    0.2 miles

  • Plantation Road

    BCT · Boreham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 005B, 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

24,190 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
7 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.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

17 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools. Boreham Primary School is the nearest published school at 601 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

207 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 103 events.

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