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CM3 5SY

South Woodham-Elmwood and Woodville · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 5TD 72 m
CM3 5TG 75 m
CM3 5TB 81 m
CM3 5RU 83 m
CM3 5YA 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 5SY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 5
Latitude
51.643525
Longitude
0.617510
British National Grid easting
581,203
British National Grid northing
197,102

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
E00170993
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
13
Primary
12
Secondary
1

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

    Voluntary aided school

    201 m

  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF

    Voluntary aided school

    216 m

  3. William de Ferrers School

    Academy converter

    273 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
656
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 316
  • Criminal damage and arson 56
  • Anti social behaviour 55
  • Shoplifting 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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

3

within 5 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81170

    1.4 km

  • CONNER & PARTNERS

    175 FERRY ROAD, HULLBRIDGE, HOCKLEY, SS5 6JH

    ODS code F81061

    2.2 km

  • DOWNHALL PARK SURGERY

    49 RAWRETH LANE, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9QD

    ODS code F81704

    4.6 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

  • Asda Store

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.1 miles

  • Leighlands Road

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.1 miles

  • School

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.2 miles

  • Hallowell Down

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.3 miles

  • Victoria Road

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.3 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.

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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
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

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 1 secondary schools. Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers is the nearest published school at 201 m.

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

Recorded crime

656 published events cover 12 months, averaging 54.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 316 events.

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