CM3 5ZT

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 5FW 60 m
CM3 5ZE 62 m
CM3 5DD 83 m
CM3 5XD 91 m
CM3 5XB 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 5ZT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 5
Latitude
51.644513
Longitude
0.621586
British National Grid easting
581,481
British National Grid northing
197,222

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
E00170994
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 019C · E01021613
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 019 · E02004503

Postcode source versions

Explore CM3

119 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
134, Tylers Ride, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5ZT 6 February 2026 £97,500
130, Tylers Ride, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5ZT 10 December 2025 £97,500
74, Tylers Ride, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5ZT 13 August 2025 £95,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
11
Secondary
1
  1. William de Ferrers School

    Academy converter

    180 m
  2. Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers

    Voluntary aided school

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

    Voluntary aided school

    261 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
598
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 302
  • Anti social behaviour 51
  • Criminal damage and arson 50
  • Public order 41
  • Other theft 40

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
66

44 female, 22 male

Postcode households
51
Residents per household
1.3
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 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM3 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
98.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
93.5%
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 straight-line

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81170

    1.5 km

  • CONNER & PARTNERS

    175 FERRY ROAD, HULLBRIDGE, HOCKLEY, SS5 6JH

    ODS code F81061

    2.4 km

  • DOWNHALL PARK SURGERY

    49 RAWRETH LANE, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9QD

    ODS code F81704

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • School

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.1 miles
  • Asda Store

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.1 miles
  • Leighlands Road

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.2 miles
  • Creekview Road

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.3 miles
  • Creekview 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
4
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

Property market

The five-year median is £150,000 from 20 recorded sales in CM3 5ZT. 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools. William de Ferrers School is the nearest published school at 180 m.

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

Recorded crime

598 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 302 events.

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