CM3 6SR

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 6RF 372 m
CM3 6RQ 461 m
CM3 6RJ 484 m
CM3 6RH 493 m
CM3 6RE 524 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 6SR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 6
Latitude
51.692682
Longitude
0.630433
British National Grid easting
581,900
British National Grid northing
202,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Maldon · E07000074
Electoral ward
Purleigh · E05004201
Parish or community
E04004060
Westminster constituency
Maldon · E14001351
Output area
E00111255
Lower layer super output area
Maldon 007G · E01021903
Middle layer super output area
Maldon 007 · E02004561

Postcode source versions

Explore CM3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
9
Secondary
0
  1. Purleigh Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km
  2. Priory Primary School, Bicknacre

    Community school

    3.3 km
  3. Cold Norton Primary School

    Community school

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Vehicle crime 5
  • Other theft 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Burglary 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • GREENWOOD AND WYNCROFT SURGERY

    3 PRIORY ROAD, BICKNACRE, CHELMSFORD, CM3 4EY

    ODS code F81674

    3.4 km

  • BEACON HEALTH GROUP-DANBURY MEDICAL CTR

    52 MALDON ROAD, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, CM3 4QL

    ODS code F81100

    4.0 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81170

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Goat House Lane

    BCT · Hazeleigh

    0.7 miles
  • Goat House Lane

    BCT · Hazeleigh

    0.7 miles
  • Spar Lane

    BCT · Purleigh

    0.9 miles
  • Spar Lane

    BCT · Purleigh

    0.9 miles
  • Conduit Lane

    BCT · Woodham Mortimer

    1.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maldon 007G, 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

19,418 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 0 secondary schools. Purleigh Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

11 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Vehicle crime with 5 events.

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