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CM3 5DR

Rettendon and Runwell · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Rettendon and Runwell
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Maldon
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM3 8DR 112 m
CM3 8DS 217 m
CM3 8DP 228 m
CM3 8DT 238 m
CM3 8DX 323 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 5DR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1986
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 5
Latitude
51.634963
Longitude
0.556274
British National Grid easting
577,000
British National Grid northing
196,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Electoral ward
Rettendon and Runwell · E05004110
Parish or community
E04003967
Westminster constituency
Maldon · E14001351
Output area
E00180540
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 021E · E01034088
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 021 · E02004505

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
20
Secondary
3

  1. Rettendon Primary School

    Academy converter

    305 m

  2. St Luke's Park Primary School

    Free schools

    921 m

  3. Hilltop Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
274
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 140
  • Vehicle crime 23
  • Other theft 19
  • Anti social behaviour 19
  • Criminal damage and arson 18

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.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • SWANWOOD PARTNERSHIP

    2 MARKET AVENUE, WICKFORD, SS12 0AG

    ODS code F81732

    3.5 km

  • LONDON ROAD SURGERY

    MARKET HOUSE, MARKET ROAD, WICKFORD, SS12 0AA

    ODS code F81041

    3.5 km

  • ROBERT FREW MEDICAL CENTRE

    SILVA ISLAND WAY, WICKFORD, SS12 9NR

    ODS code F81036

    3.9 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81170

    3.9 km

  • CONNER & PARTNERS

    175 FERRY ROAD, HULLBRIDGE, HOCKLEY, SS5 6JH

    ODS code F81061

    4.1 km

  • DOWNHALL PARK SURGERY

    49 RAWRETH LANE, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9QD

    ODS code F81704

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • School

    BCT · Rettendon

    0.2 miles

  • School

    BCT · Rettendon

    0.2 miles

  • The Turnpike north

    BCT · Rettendon

    0.4 miles

  • The Turnpike north

    BCT · Rettendon

    0.4 miles

  • The Turnpike east

    BCT · Rettendon

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 021E, 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

14,682 of 33,755

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

26 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 3 secondary schools. Rettendon Primary School is the nearest published school at 305 m.

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

Recorded crime

274 published events cover 12 months, averaging 22.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 140 events.

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