CM3 3BJ

Boreham and The Leighs · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
North West Essex
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM3 3AY 171 m
CM3 3AU 209 m
CM3 3AX 543 m
CM3 3AZ 674 m
CM3 3BA 747 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 3BJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 3
Latitude
51.777262
Longitude
0.546912
British National Grid easting
575,800
British National Grid northing
211,800

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
E00109406
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 005B · E01021537
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 005 · E02004489

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Boreham Primary School

    Community school

    2.0 km
  2. New Hall School

    Other independent school

    2.8 km
  3. Terling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
40
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 20
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Burglary 3
  • Other theft 3
  • 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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE LAURELS SURGERY

    JUNIPER ROAD, BOREHAM, CHELMSFORD, CM3 3DX

    ODS code F81149

    2.1 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    3.9 km

  • LITTLE WALTHAM & GT NOTLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81105

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Damases Lane

    BCT · Boreham

    0.8 miles
  • Damases Lane

    BCT · Boreham

    0.8 miles
  • Waltham Rd

    BCT · Boreham

    0.8 miles
  • Waltham Rd

    BCT · Boreham

    0.9 miles
  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Boreham

    0.9 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

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Boreham Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

40 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 20 events.

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