CM3 4DQ

Little Baddow, Danbury and Sandon · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Maldon
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM3 4NQ 82 m
CM3 4QE 91 m
CM3 4QB 114 m
CM3 4FH 176 m
CM3 4QF 176 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 4DQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2001
Terminated
1 March 2012
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 4
Latitude
51.717366
Longitude
0.579481
British National Grid easting
578,282
British National Grid northing
205,219

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Parish or community
E04003954
Westminster constituency
Maldon · E14001351
Output area
E00109569
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 016D · E01021570
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 016 · E02004500

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Heathcote School

    Other independent school

    118 m
  2. St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury

    Voluntary controlled school

    303 m
  3. Danbury Park Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
204
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 80
  • Public order 18
  • Criminal damage and arson 18
  • Burglary 14
  • Anti social behaviour 14

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CM3 4 residents
9,355

Age bands in CM3 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

1,484 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

942 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.6%

1,654 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.6%

2,777 residents

Age 65 and over
27%

2,536 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEACON HEALTH GROUP-DANBURY MEDICAL CTR

    52 MALDON ROAD, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, CM3 4QL

    ODS code F81100

    566 m

  • GREENWOOD AND WYNCROFT SURGERY

    3 PRIORY ROAD, BICKNACRE, CHELMSFORD, CM3 4EY

    ODS code F81674

    2.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Eves Corner

    BCT · Danbury

    0.1 miles
  • Eves Corner

    BCT · Danbury

    0.1 miles
  • Eves Corner

    BCT · Danbury

    0.1 miles
  • Eves Corner

    BCT · Danbury

    0.1 miles
  • Hay Green

    BCT · Danbury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 016D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,064 of 33,755

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

11 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Heathcote School is the nearest published school at 118 m.

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

Recorded crime

204 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 80 events.

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