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CM3 5BS

South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Maldon
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM3 5GX 170 m
CM3 5YL 194 m
CM3 5YB 216 m
CM3 5YQ 265 m
CM3 5YG 276 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 5BS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 2025
Terminated
1 June 2026
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 5
Latitude
51.640913
Longitude
0.627738
British National Grid easting
581,921
British National Grid northing
196,837

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Electoral ward
South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood · E05004113
Parish or community
E04003972
Westminster constituency
Maldon · E14001351
Output area
E00109753
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 020A · E01021605
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 020 · E02004504

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
14
Secondary
2

  1. Collingwood Primary School

    Foundation school

    420 m

  2. Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers

    Voluntary aided school

    754 m

  3. William de Ferrers School

    Academy converter

    765 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
475
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 239
  • Anti social behaviour 43
  • Criminal damage and arson 41
  • Public order 36
  • Other theft 34

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CM3 5 residents
14,331

Age bands in CM3 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

2,499 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

1,462 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.4%

3,664 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

3,816 residents

Age 65 and over
20.6%

2,973 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    CROUCH VALE MEDICAL CENTRE, BURNHAM ROAD, SOUTH WOODHAM FERRERS, CHELMSFORD, CM3 5QP

    ODS code F81170

    2.1 km

  • CONNER & PARTNERS

    175 FERRY ROAD, HULLBRIDGE, HOCKLEY, SS5 6JH

    ODS code F81061

    2.1 km

  • DOWNHALL PARK SURGERY

    49 RAWRETH LANE, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9QD

    ODS code F81704

    4.5 km

  • THE GREENSWARD SURGERY

    GREENSWARD LANE, HOCKLEY, SS5 5HQ

    ODS code F81066

    4.7 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    THE JONES FAMILY PRACTICE, 55 SOUTHEND ROAD, HOCKLEY, SS5 4PZ

    ODS code F81125

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Creekview Road

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.1 miles

  • Creekview Road

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.1 miles

  • Collingwood Road

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.2 miles

  • Collingwood Road

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.3 miles

  • Asda Store

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 020A, 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

29,399 of 33,755

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

16 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. Collingwood Primary School is the nearest published school at 420 m.

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

Recorded crime

475 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 239 events.

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