CM3 5EB

Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM3 8EB 70 m
CM3 8ED 221 m
CM3 8EF 278 m
CM3 8HA 360 m
CM3 8EA 604 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 5EB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1986
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 5
Latitude
51.662224
Longitude
0.543347
British National Grid easting
576,000
British National Grid northing
199,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Parish or community
E04003955
Westminster constituency
Maldon · E14001351
Output area
E00109389
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 016B · E01021535
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
9
Primary
8
Secondary
0
  1. East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.4 km
  2. Rettendon Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.9 km
  3. St Luke's Park Primary School

    Free schools

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
36
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Other theft 5
  • Vehicle crime 5
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Burglary 4

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • GREENWOOD AND WYNCROFT SURGERY

    3 PRIORY ROAD, BICKNACRE, CHELMSFORD, CM3 4EY

    ODS code F81674

    4.3 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81170

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Rettendon Common

    BCT · Rettendon

    0.5 miles
  • Rettendon Common

    BCT · Rettendon

    0.5 miles
  • The Bell

    BCT · Rettendon

    0.5 miles
  • The Bell

    BCT · Rettendon

    0.5 miles
  • Old Bell Lane

    BCT · Rettendon

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 016B, 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

16,057 of 33,755

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

9 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 0 secondary schools. East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

36 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 8 events.

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