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CM3 5FE

South Woodham-Elmwood and Woodville · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
South Woodham-Elmwood and Woodville
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Maldon
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM3 5FG 18 m
CM3 5XQ 62 m
CM3 5JZ 74 m
CM3 5ZL 103 m
CM3 5JY 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 5FE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 5
Latitude
51.645336
Longitude
0.616125
British National Grid easting
581,100
British National Grid northing
197,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Electoral ward
South Woodham-Elmwood and Woodville · E05004114
Parish or community
E04003972
Westminster constituency
Maldon · E14001351
Output area
E00109784
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 019C · E01021613
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 019 · E02004503

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
9
Secondary
1

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF

    Voluntary aided school

    138 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    209 m

  3. Elmwood Primary School

    Foundation school

    235 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
651
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 314
  • Anti social behaviour 55
  • Criminal damage and arson 54
  • Shoplifting 49
  • Public order 45

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81170

    1.2 km

  • CONNER & PARTNERS

    175 FERRY ROAD, HULLBRIDGE, HOCKLEY, SS5 6JH

    ODS code F81061

    2.4 km

  • DOWNHALL PARK SURGERY

    49 RAWRETH LANE, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9QD

    ODS code F81704

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Leighlands Road

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.1 miles

  • Asda Store

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.2 miles

  • School

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.2 miles

  • Mount Pleasant Road

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.2 miles

  • Mount Pleasant Road

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 019C, 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

18,324 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF is the nearest published school at 138 m.

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

Recorded crime

651 published events cover 12 months, averaging 54.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 314 events.

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