CM3 5TZ

South Woodham-Elmwood and Woodville · 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 5TY 100 m
CM3 5UB 104 m
CM3 5PH 120 m
CM3 5TU 139 m
CM3 5SG 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 5TZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 5
Latitude
51.652905
Longitude
0.614248
British National Grid easting
580,940
British National Grid northing
198,137

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
E00109787
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 019A · E01021611
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 019 · E02004503

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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77 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
103, Hamberts Road, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5TZ 26 June 2026 £390,000
105, Hamberts Road, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5TZ 22 May 2026 £345,000
100, Hamberts Road, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5TZ 14 May 2026 £375,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Woodville Primary School

    Academy converter

    335 m
  2. Elmwood Primary School

    Foundation school

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

    Voluntary aided school

    874 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
700
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 297
  • Shoplifting 125
  • Anti social behaviour 51
  • Criminal damage and arson 51
  • Public order 47

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
127

65 female, 62 male

Postcode households
42
Residents per household
3.0
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.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
95.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
46.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
46.5%
Gigabit-capable
46.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81170

    629 m

  • CONNER & PARTNERS

    175 FERRY ROAD, HULLBRIDGE, HOCKLEY, SS5 6JH

    ODS code F81061

    3.2 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Mitchell Way

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.1 miles
  • Railway Station

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.4 miles
  • Railway Station

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.4 miles
  • Medical Centre

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.4 miles
  • South Woodham Ferrers Rail Station

    RSE · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.4 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.

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
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £385,000 from 10 recorded sales in CM3 5TZ. 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

Published establishments

11 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Woodville Primary School is the nearest published school at 335 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

700 published events cover 12 months, averaging 58.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 297 events.

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