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CM3 3PU

Broomfield and The Walthams · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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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 3PT 26 m
CM3 3GG 92 m
CM3 3QS 95 m
CM3 3QN 99 m
CM3 3QP 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 3PU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2003
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 3
Latitude
51.772533
Longitude
0.496548
British National Grid easting
572,344
British National Grid northing
211,154

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
E00180463
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 001C · E01021540
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 001 · E02004485

Postcode source versions

Explore CM3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
19
Secondary
5

  1. The Belsteads School

    Other independent special school

    1.1 km

  2. The Beaulieu Park School

    Free schools

    1.4 km

  3. New Hall School

    Other independent school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
647
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 328
  • Anti social behaviour 77
  • Shoplifting 50
  • Public order 42
  • Criminal damage and arson 33

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • LITTLE WALTHAM & GT NOTLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81105

    2.1 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    2.6 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    3.6 km

  • THE LAURELS SURGERY

    JUNIPER ROAD, BOREHAM, CHELMSFORD, CM3 3DX

    ODS code F81149

    3.6 km

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    3.9 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    4.2 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Belfry Crescent

    BCT · Channels Est

    0.1 miles

  • Albatross Way

    BCT · Channels Est

    0.2 miles

  • Brassie Wood South

    BCT · Channels Est

    0.3 miles

  • Commonwealth Link

    BCT · Beaulieu Park

    0.5 miles

  • Regiment Gate

    BCT · Beaulieu Park

    0.5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 5 secondary schools. The Belsteads 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

647 published events cover 12 months, averaging 53.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 328 events.

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