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CM3 5ZP

South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Maldon
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM3 5ZB 58 m
CM3 5ZU 72 m
CM3 5LD 88 m
CM3 5ZY 107 m
CM3 5LR 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 5ZP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 5
Latitude
51.640974
Longitude
0.610093
British National Grid easting
580,700
British National Grid northing
196,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Electoral ward
South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood · E05004113
Parish or community
E04003972
Westminster constituency
Maldon · E14001351
Output area
E00109772
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 020C · E01021607
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 020 · E02004504

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. Elmwood Primary School

    Foundation school

    514 m

  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF

    Voluntary aided school

    744 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    770 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
767
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 337
  • Shoplifting 110
  • Anti social behaviour 64
  • Public order 57
  • Criminal damage and arson 57

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

    1.4 km

  • CONNER & PARTNERS

    175 FERRY ROAD, HULLBRIDGE, HOCKLEY, SS5 6JH

    ODS code F81061

    1.9 km

  • DOWNHALL PARK SURGERY

    49 RAWRETH LANE, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9QD

    ODS code F81704

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Victoria Road

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.1 miles

  • Victoria Road

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.1 miles

  • Albert Road

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.2 miles

  • Hallowell Down

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.2 miles

  • Hallowell Down

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 020C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,906 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 1 secondary schools. Elmwood Primary School is the nearest published school at 514 m.

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

Recorded crime

767 published events cover 12 months, averaging 63.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 337 events.

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