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CM3 3HR

Boreham and The Leighs · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Chelmsford
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
CM1 6FU 143 m
CM1 6FR 208 m
CM1 6EZ 215 m
CM1 6EY 242 m
CM1 6HE 288 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 3HR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 3
Latitude
51.766918
Longitude
0.514863
British National Grid easting
573,629
British National Grid northing
210,573

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
E04013169
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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Property

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Walter Hall, Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HR 17 September 2018 £915,000
Walter Hall, Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HR 14 September 2010 £640,000
Park Farm Cottage, Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HR 13 October 2006 £425,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
19
Secondary
5

  1. New Hall School

    Other independent school

    381 m

  2. The Beaulieu Park School

    Free schools

    1.4 km

  3. The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
635
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 277
  • Anti social behaviour 69
  • Shoplifting 56
  • Public order 43
  • Vehicle crime 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

5 female, 5 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.7
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+
57.1%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
57.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
57.1%
Gigabit-capable
57.1%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
57.1%
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

7

within 5 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    1.8 km

  • THE LAURELS SURGERY

    JUNIPER ROAD, BOREHAM, CHELMSFORD, CM3 3DX

    ODS code F81149

    2.2 km

  • LITTLE WALTHAM & GT NOTLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81105

    3.5 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    3.6 km

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    4.1 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    4.3 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Beaulieu Rydes

    BCT · Beaulieu Park

    0.2 miles

  • Beaulieu Rydes

    BCT · Beaulieu Park

    0.2 miles

  • New Hall School

    BCT · Boreham

    0.2 miles

  • Remembrance Ave

    BCT · Beaulieu Park

    0.3 miles

  • Remembrance Ave

    BCT · Beaulieu Park

    0.3 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
1
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

32 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 5 secondary schools. New Hall School is the nearest published school at 381 m.

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

Recorded crime

635 published events cover 12 months, averaging 52.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 277 events.

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