CM3 5GL

South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chelmsford
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Maldon
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM3 5WH 85 m
CM3 5WJ 105 m
CM3 5GS 135 m
CM3 5GN 138 m
CM3 5GR 177 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 5GL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 5
Latitude
51.636586
Longitude
0.616908
British National Grid easting
581,189
British National Grid northing
196,329

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Parish or community
E04003972
Westminster constituency
Maldon · E14001351
Output area
E00109761
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 020E · E01021609
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 020 · E02004504

Postcode source versions

Explore CM3

65 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
23, The Spinnaker, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5GL 3 June 2026 £620,000
26, The Spinnaker, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5GL 27 February 2026 £575,000
12, The Spinnaker, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5GL 15 January 2026 £705,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
12
Secondary
3
  1. Collingwood Primary School

    Foundation school

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

    Voluntary aided school

    952 m
  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF

    Voluntary aided school

    987 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 342
  • Anti social behaviour 65
  • Public order 54
  • Criminal damage and arson 49
  • Other theft 39

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
135

65 female, 70 male

Postcode households
52
Residents per household
2.6
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

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM3 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
88.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
88.7%
Gigabit-capable
88.7%
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

6

within 5 km

  • CONNER & PARTNERS

    175 FERRY ROAD, HULLBRIDGE, HOCKLEY, SS5 6JH

    ODS code F81061

    1.4 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81170

    2.0 km

  • DOWNHALL PARK SURGERY

    49 RAWRETH LANE, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9QD

    ODS code F81704

    3.9 km

  • THE GREENSWARD SURGERY

    GREENSWARD LANE, HOCKLEY, SS5 5HQ

    ODS code F81066

    4.8 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81125

    4.9 km

  • WILLIAM HARVEY SURGERY

    83 LONDON ROAD, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9HR

    ODS code F81065

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Broughton Road

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.1 miles
  • Broughton Road

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.1 miles
  • Collingwood Road

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.2 miles
  • Hallowell Down

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.2 miles
  • Hallowell Down

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 020E, 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

30,019 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £620,000 from 7 recorded sales in CM3 5GL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Chelmsford is £383,103 in June 2026, down 1.2% year on year.

Schools

16 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Collingwood Primary School is the nearest published school at 616 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 342 events.

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