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CM3 3BE

Broomfield and The Walthams · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chelmsford
Ward
Broomfield and The Walthams
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
North West Essex
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM3 3QT 241 m
CM3 3ND 412 m
CM3 3BD 625 m
CM3 3BB 646 m
CM3 3NE 713 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 3BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 3
Latitude
51.789843
Longitude
0.521098
British National Grid easting
573,971
British National Grid northing
213,137

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Electoral ward
Broomfield and The Walthams · E05004098
Parish or community
E04013171
Westminster constituency
North West Essex · E14001402
Output area
E00180552
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 001C · E01021540
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 001 · E02004485

Postcode source versions

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Property

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Old Quinto's Yard, Drakes Lane Industrial Estate, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3BE 27 July 2018 £340,000
Michael Linnell & Co Ltd, Drakes Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3BE 12 March 2018 £850,000
1, Drakes Lane Industrial Estate, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3BE 18 July 2014 £360,000

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
8
Secondary
2

  1. The Belsteads School

    Other independent special school

    2.9 km

  2. New Hall School

    Other independent school

    2.9 km

  3. Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
23
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 4
  • Other crime 4
  • Other theft 4
  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Vehicle crime 3

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

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+
96%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
96%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
96%
Gigabit-capable
96%
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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • LITTLE WALTHAM & GT NOTLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81105

    3.0 km

  • THE LAURELS SURGERY

    JUNIPER ROAD, BOREHAM, CHELMSFORD, CM3 3DX

    ODS code F81149

    3.8 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Beaulieu Rydes

    BCT · Beaulieu Park

    2.3 km

  • Beaulieu Rydes

    BCT · Beaulieu Park

    2.3 km

  • Chelmer Valley Park-and-Ride

    BCS · Broomfield

    2.5 km

  • Chelmer Valley Park-and-Ride

    BCS · Broomfield

    2.5 km

  • Remembrance Ave

    BCT · Beaulieu Park

    2.6 km

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

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 2 secondary schools. The Belsteads School is the nearest published school at 2.9 km.

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

Recorded crime

23 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 4 events.

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