CM3 3AR

Boreham and The Leighs · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM3 3AS 160 m
CM3 3AW 276 m
CM3 3AN 290 m
CM3 3BH 311 m
CM3 3AD 343 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 3AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 3
Latitude
51.769005
Longitude
0.551115
British National Grid easting
576,122
British National Grid northing
210,892

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Parish or community
E04013166
Westminster constituency
North West Essex · E14001402
Output area
E00109408
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 005B · E01021537
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 005 · E02004489

Postcode source versions

Explore CM3

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Henning Hall South, Waltham Road, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3AR 6 December 2019 £430,000
Chantry Cottages, 2, Waltham Road, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3AR 17 June 2019 £200,000

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

    1.2 km
  2. New Hall School

    Other independent school

    2.8 km
  3. Hatfield Peverel Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
203
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 101
  • Vehicle crime 19
  • Criminal damage and arson 19
  • Burglary 12
  • Public order 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

4 female, 2 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.5
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM3 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+
80%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
80%
Gigabit-capable
80%
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

3

within 5 km

  • THE LAURELS SURGERY

    JUNIPER ROAD, BOREHAM, CHELMSFORD, CM3 3DX

    ODS code F81149

    1.3 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    3.5 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    4.9 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

  • Waltham Rd

    BCT · Boreham

    0.2 miles
  • Waltham Rd

    BCT · Boreham

    0.3 miles
  • Damases Lane

    BCT · Boreham

    0.3 miles
  • Damases Lane

    BCT · Boreham

    0.4 miles
  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Boreham

    0.4 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.

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

17 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools. Boreham Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

203 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 101 events.

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