CM3 6QD

Purleigh · Maldon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Maldon
Constituency
Maldon
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM3 6GN 35 m
CM3 6FH 63 m
CM3 6QA 81 m
CM3 6UA 103 m
CM3 6FR 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 6QD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 6
Latitude
51.673039
Longitude
0.664009
British National Grid easting
584,300
British National Grid northing
200,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Maldon · E07000074
Electoral ward
Purleigh · E05004201
Parish or community
E04004045
Westminster constituency
Maldon · E14001351
Output area
E00111248
Lower layer super output area
Maldon 007F · E01021902
Middle layer super output area
Maldon 007 · E02004561

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Cold Norton Primary School

    Community school

    404 m
  2. Purleigh Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km
  3. Christchurch Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
40
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 16
  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Drugs 5
  • Other theft 4
  • Public order 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81170

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Latchingdon Road

    BCT · Cold Norton

    0.0 miles
  • Latchingdon Road

    BCT · Cold Norton

    0.0 miles
  • St Stephens Road

    BCT · Cold Norton

    0.2 miles
  • St Stephens Road

    BCT · Cold Norton

    0.2 miles
  • Stow Road

    BCT · Cold Norton

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Cold Norton Primary School is the nearest published school at 404 m.

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

Recorded crime

40 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.333 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.