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CM3 5QW

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 5QN 79 m
CM3 5SE 99 m
CM3 5QP 144 m
CM3 5QJ 159 m
CM3 5PN 225 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 5QW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 2003
Terminated
1 May 2004
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 5
Latitude
51.653476
Longitude
0.607182
British National Grid easting
580,449
British National Grid northing
198,183

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
E00109789
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 019A · E01021611
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
12
Primary
11
Secondary
1

  1. Woodville Primary School

    Academy converter

    167 m

  2. Elmwood Primary School

    Foundation school

    988 m

  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
674
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 282
  • Shoplifting 125
  • Anti social behaviour 49
  • Criminal damage and arson 49
  • Public order 46

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

    144 m

  • CONNER & PARTNERS

    175 FERRY ROAD, HULLBRIDGE, HOCKLEY, SS5 6JH

    ODS code F81061

    3.3 km

  • GREENWOOD AND WYNCROFT SURGERY

    3 PRIORY ROAD, BICKNACRE, CHELMSFORD, CM3 4EY

    ODS code F81674

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Medical Centre

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.1 miles

  • Medical Centre

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.1 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.2 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.2 miles

  • South Woodham Ferrers Rail Station

    RSE · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 019A, 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

28,686 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools. Woodville Primary School is the nearest published school at 167 m.

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

Recorded crime

674 published events cover 12 months, averaging 56.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 282 events.

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