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CM3 3WA

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 3SA 3 m
CM3 3LT 24 m
CM3 3LR 58 m
CM3 3LL 110 m
CM3 3LN 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 3WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2002
Terminated
1 March 2005
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 3
Latitude
51.787796
Longitude
0.479064
British National Grid easting
571,080
British National Grid northing
212,810

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
E00109441
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 001E · E01034081
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 001 · E02004485

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
13
Secondary
4

  1. Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    395 m

  2. The Belsteads School

    Other independent special school

    1.1 km

  3. Great Waltham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
137
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 54
  • Public order 16
  • Vehicle crime 15
  • Burglary 12
  • Other theft 11

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

  • LITTLE WALTHAM & GT NOTLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81105

    110 m

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    4.5 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Church Hill

    BCT · Little Waltham

    0.1 miles

  • Church Hill

    BCT · Little Waltham

    0.1 miles

  • Little Waltham Bridge

    BCT · Little Waltham

    0.2 miles

  • Little Waltham Bridge

    BCT · Little Waltham

    0.2 miles

  • The White Hart

    BCT · Little Waltham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 001E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,640 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 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

23 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 4 secondary schools. Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 395 m.

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

Recorded crime

137 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 54 events.

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