CM3 5TN

Little Baddow, Danbury and Sandon · 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
CM2 7TF 82 m
CM3 8AL 569 m
CM2 7TG 598 m
CM2 7TY 639 m
CM2 7TP 673 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 5TN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 2002
Terminated
1 July 2003
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 5
Latitude
51.694478
Longitude
0.546935
British National Grid easting
576,123
British National Grid northing
202,595

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Parish or community
E04003970
Westminster constituency
Maldon · E14001351
Output area
E00109585
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 013E · E01021571
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 013 · E02004497

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
11
Secondary
2
  1. East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.7 km
  2. Clarity Independent School

    Other independent special school

    2.5 km
  3. Priory Primary School, Bicknacre

    Community school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
59
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 23
  • Public order 9
  • Vehicle crime 8
  • Burglary 5
  • Drugs 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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • GREENWOOD AND WYNCROFT SURGERY

    3 PRIORY ROAD, BICKNACRE, CHELMSFORD, CM3 4EY

    ODS code F81674

    2.4 km

  • BEACON HEALTH GROUP-DANBURY MEDICAL CTR

    52 MALDON ROAD, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, CM3 4QL

    ODS code F81100

    3.7 km

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Butts Green Road

    BCT · Butts Green

    0.2 miles
  • Butts Green Road

    BCT · Butts Green

    0.2 miles
  • Cricket Ground

    BCT · East Hanningfield

    0.3 miles
  • Nursing Home

    BCT · Howe Green

    0.4 miles
  • Nursing Home

    BCT · Howe Green

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 013E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,238 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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

18 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

59 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 23 events.

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