CM3 6DN

Althorne · Maldon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chelmsford
Local authority
Maldon
Constituency
Maldon
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM3 6BS 67 m
CM3 6DJ 86 m
CM3 6DW 140 m
CM3 6BY 159 m
CM3 6UP 227 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 6DN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 6
Latitude
51.658748
Longitude
0.762470
British National Grid easting
591,167
British National Grid northing
199,164

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Maldon · E07000074
Electoral ward
Althorne · E05004190
Parish or community
E04004041
Westminster constituency
Maldon · E14001351
Output area
E00111112
Lower layer super output area
Maldon 007C · E01021875
Middle layer super output area
Maldon 007 · E02004561

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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63 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
44, Highfield Rise, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6DN 20 October 2025 £415,000
13, Highfield Rise, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6DN 26 August 2025 £357,000
35, Highfield Rise, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6DN 14 July 2025 £387,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Maylandsea Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.8 km
  2. Christchurch Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.0 km
  3. Ormiston Rivers Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
44
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 20
  • Vehicle crime 7
  • Other theft 6
  • Drugs 3
  • Other crime 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
84

45 female, 39 male

Postcode households
45
Residents per household
1.9
CM3 6 residents
9,994

Age bands in CM3 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14%

1,399 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

1,051 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.5%

1,849 residents

Age 45 to 64
32%

3,209 residents

Age 65 and over
25%

2,507 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM3 6 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

3

within 5 km

  • THE TRINITY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 THE DRIVE, MAYLAND, CHELMSFORD, CM3 6AB

    ODS code F81751

    2.9 km

  • WILLIAM FISHER MED.CTR.

    19 HIGH STREET, SOUTHMINSTER, CM0 7AY

    ODS code F81130

    4.5 km

  • BURNHAM SURGERY

    FOUNDRY LANE, BURNHAM-ON-CROUCH, CM0 8SJ

    ODS code F81126

    4.7 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

  • Highfield Rise

    BCT · Althorne

    0.1 miles
  • Highfield Rise

    BCT · Althorne

    0.1 miles
  • The Village Hall

    BCT · Althorne

    0.1 miles
  • The Village Hall

    BCT · Althorne

    0.1 miles
  • Fords Corner

    BCT · Althorne

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maldon 007C, 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

18,010 of 33,755

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

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
1
Medium risk addresses
2
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

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 £375,000 from 10 recorded sales in CM3 6DN. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Maldon is £384,348 in June 2026, up 0.4% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Maylandsea Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

44 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 20 events.

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