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CM3 3PS

Broomfield and The Walthams · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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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 3PX 678 m
CM3 3NB 792 m
CM3 3QS 808 m
CM3 3PT 818 m
CM3 3QP 880 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 3PS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 3
Latitude
51.779345
Longitude
0.501854
British National Grid easting
572,684
British National Grid northing
211,924

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
E04013169
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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26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Kepouroikos, Domsey Lane, Chelmsford Garden, Chelmsford, CM3 3PS 27 November 2025 £630,000
Poste House Cottage, Domsey Lane, Little Waltham, Chelmsford, CM3 3PS 15 March 2024 £720,000
Albyns, Domsey Lane, Little Waltham, Chelmsford, CM3 3PS 30 September 2022 £1,180,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
15
Secondary
4

  1. The Belsteads School

    Other independent special school

    1.2 km

  2. New Hall School

    Other independent school

    1.8 km

  3. The Beaulieu Park School

    Free schools

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
267
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 141
  • Anti social behaviour 31
  • Public order 20
  • Other theft 15
  • Vehicle crime 14

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
85

39 female, 46 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
3.0
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 1.2% 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+
14.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
7.1%
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

6

within 5 km

  • LITTLE WALTHAM & GT NOTLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81105

    1.9 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    3.3 km

  • THE LAURELS SURGERY

    JUNIPER ROAD, BOREHAM, CHELMSFORD, CM3 3DX

    ODS code F81149

    3.7 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    4.4 km

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    4.7 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

  • Chelmer Valley Park-and-Ride

    BCS · Broomfield

    0.5 miles

  • Chelmer Valley Park-and-Ride

    BCS · Broomfield

    0.6 miles

  • Belfry Crescent

    BCT · Channels Est

    0.6 miles

  • Albatross Way

    BCT · Channels Est

    0.7 miles

  • Brassie Wood South

    BCT · Channels Est

    0.8 miles

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

Property market

The five-year median is £960,000 from 5 recorded sales in CM3 3PS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Chelmsford is £383,103 in June 2026, down 1.2% year on year.

Schools

27 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 4 secondary schools. The Belsteads School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

267 published events cover 12 months, averaging 22.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 141 events.

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