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CM3 7QW

South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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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 5UL 224 m
CM3 5UP 261 m
CM3 5WA 265 m
CM3 5XJ 304 m
CM3 5UW 312 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 7QW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1987
Terminated
1 March 2005
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 7
Latitude
51.649634
Longitude
0.625047
British National Grid easting
581,700
British National Grid northing
197,800

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
E00109765
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 020F · E01021610
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
11
Primary
10
Secondary
1

  1. William de Ferrers School

    Academy converter

    585 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    657 m

  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF

    Voluntary aided school

    671 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
543
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 257
  • Shoplifting 49
  • Anti social behaviour 45
  • Criminal damage and arson 43
  • Public order 38

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

2

within 5 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81170

    1.4 km

  • CONNER & PARTNERS

    175 FERRY ROAD, HULLBRIDGE, HOCKLEY, SS5 6JH

    ODS code F81061

    3.0 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

  • Hamberts Road

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.1 miles

  • Hamberts Road

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.1 miles

  • School

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.3 miles

  • Asda Store

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.5 miles

  • Leighlands Road

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 020F, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,762 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
9 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. William de Ferrers School is the nearest published school at 585 m.

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

Recorded crime

543 published events cover 12 months, averaging 45.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 257 events.

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