CM3 6LY

Purleigh · 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 6YD 79 m
CM3 6LT 93 m
CM3 6LN 103 m
CM3 6LZ 146 m
CM3 6LS 172 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 6LY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 6
Latitude
51.642314
Longitude
0.677948
British National Grid easting
585,389
British National Grid northing
197,119

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Maldon · E07000074
Electoral ward
Purleigh · E05004201
Parish or community
E04004059
Westminster constituency
Maldon · E14001351
Output area
E00111250
Lower layer super output area
Maldon 007F · E01021902
Middle layer super output area
Maldon 007 · E02004561

Postcode source versions

Explore CM3

36 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Orotava, Brabant Road, North Fambridge, Chelmsford, CM3 6LY 30 June 2026 £624,000
Annandale, Brabant Road, North Fambridge, Chelmsford, CM3 6LY 28 November 2025 £395,000
Cantenac, Brabant Road, North Fambridge, Chelmsford, CM3 6LY 2 May 2025 £450,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
11
Secondary
2
  1. Lift Ashingdon

    Academy converter

    3.1 km
  2. Cold Norton Primary School

    Community school

    3.3 km
  3. Lift Plumberow

    Academy converter

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
26
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 16
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Other theft 3
  • Drugs 1
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
42

23 female, 19 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.1
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 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM3 6 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+
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%

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

4

within 5 km

  • THE GREENSWARD SURGERY

    GREENSWARD LANE, HOCKLEY, SS5 5HQ

    ODS code F81066

    4.0 km

  • ASHINGDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 LASCELLES GARDENS, ASHINGDON, ROCHFORD, SS4 3BW

    ODS code F81690

    4.7 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    THE JONES FAMILY PRACTICE, 55 SOUTHEND ROAD, HOCKLEY, SS5 4PZ

    ODS code F81125

    4.9 km

  • CONNER & PARTNERS

    175 FERRY ROAD, HULLBRIDGE, HOCKLEY, SS5 6JH

    ODS code F81061

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ferry Corner

    BCT · Fambridge

    0.1 miles
  • Ferry Corner

    BCT · Fambridge

    0.1 miles
  • Railway Station

    BCT · Fambridge

    0.4 miles
  • North Fambridge Rail Station

    RSE · Fambridge

    0.5 miles
  • North Fambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Fambridge

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maldon 007F, 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

24,361 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 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
2
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 £445,000 from 7 recorded sales in CM3 6LY. 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Lift Ashingdon is the nearest published school at 1.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

26 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 16 events.

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