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CM3 7BE

South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Maldon
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM3 7BR 87 m
CM3 7BB 121 m
CM3 7BD 136 m
CM3 7AF 138 m
CM3 7AE 169 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 7BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 7
Latitude
51.641784
Longitude
0.599486
British National Grid easting
579,963
British National Grid northing
196,864

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Electoral ward
South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood · E05004113
Parish or community
E04003972
Westminster constituency
Maldon · E14001351
Output area
E00109764
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 020B · E01021606
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 020 · E02004504

Postcode source versions

Explore CM3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
12
Secondary
1

  1. Elmwood Primary School

    Foundation school

    996 m

  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF

    Voluntary aided school

    1.4 km

  3. Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers

    Voluntary aided school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
735
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 318
  • Shoplifting 125
  • Anti social behaviour 51
  • Public order 50
  • Criminal damage and arson 50

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
42

25 female, 17 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 2.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM3 7 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

3

within 5 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81170

    1.3 km

  • CONNER & PARTNERS

    175 FERRY ROAD, HULLBRIDGE, HOCKLEY, SS5 6JH

    ODS code F81061

    2.2 km

  • DOWNHALL PARK SURGERY

    49 RAWRETH LANE, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9QD

    ODS code F81704

    4.3 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

  • Albert Road

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.5 miles

  • Champions Manor Hall

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.6 miles

  • Call of the Wild

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 020B, 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

17,283 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
1 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.

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
0
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

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 1 secondary schools. Elmwood Primary School is the nearest published school at 996 m.

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

Recorded crime

735 published events cover 12 months, averaging 61.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 318 events.

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