CM3 7AX

South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Maldon
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM3 7AP 36 m
CM3 7AU 91 m
CM3 7AR 108 m
CM3 7AS 137 m
CM3 5ZQ 160 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 7AX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 7
Latitude
51.635585
Longitude
0.609783
British National Grid easting
580,700
British National Grid northing
196,200

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
E00109763
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 020E · E01021609
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 020 · E02004504

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
16
Secondary
2
  1. Riverside Primary School

    Community school

    934 m
  2. Collingwood Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.0 km
  3. Elmwood Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
698
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 368
  • Anti social behaviour 65
  • Public order 56
  • Criminal damage and arson 50
  • Shoplifting 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CM3 7 residents
1,612

Age bands in CM3 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.9%

272 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.4%

184 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.1%

388 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.9%

498 residents

Age 65 and over
16.6%

268 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

4

within 5 km

  • CONNER & PARTNERS

    175 FERRY ROAD, HULLBRIDGE, HOCKLEY, SS5 6JH

    ODS code F81061

    1.3 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81170

    2.0 km

  • DOWNHALL PARK SURGERY

    49 RAWRETH LANE, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9QD

    ODS code F81704

    3.7 km

  • WILLIAM HARVEY SURGERY

    83 LONDON ROAD, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9HR

    ODS code F81065

    4.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Gandalfs Ride

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.3 miles
  • Gandalfs Ride

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.3 miles
  • Broughton Road

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.3 miles
  • Broughton Road

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.3 miles
  • Hallowell Down

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 020E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,019 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
10 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

19 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 2 secondary schools. Riverside Primary School is the nearest published school at 934 m.

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

Recorded crime

698 published events cover 12 months, averaging 58.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 368 events.

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