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CM3 8AS

Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Maldon
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM3 8AR 188 m
CM3 4XH 250 m
CM3 4HR 401 m
CM3 4HS 439 m
CM3 4HP 453 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 8AS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1987
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 8
Latitude
51.692819
Longitude
0.573946
British National Grid easting
577,996
British National Grid northing
202,476

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Electoral ward
Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield · E05004096
Parish or community
E04003976
Westminster constituency
Maldon · E14001351
Output area
E00109400
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 016A · E01021533
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 016 · E02004500

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
5
Secondary
1

  1. Priory Primary School, Bicknacre

    Community school

    820 m

  2. East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

  3. Heathcote School

    Other independent school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
91
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 45
  • Vehicle crime 10
  • Other theft 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Anti social behaviour 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CM3 8 residents
2,933

Age bands in CM3 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

420 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

234 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.1%

575 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.2%

788 residents

Age 65 and over
22.6%

590 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

  • GREENWOOD AND WYNCROFT SURGERY

    3 PRIORY ROAD, BICKNACRE, CHELMSFORD, CM3 4EY

    ODS code F81674

    527 m

  • BEACON HEALTH GROUP-DANBURY MEDICAL CTR

    52 MALDON ROAD, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, CM3 4QL

    ODS code F81100

    2.8 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81170

    4.9 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

  • Barbrook Way

    BCT · Bicknacre

    0.2 miles

  • The White Swan

    BCT · Bicknacre

    0.5 miles

  • Brewers Arms

    BCT · Bicknacre

    0.5 miles

  • The White Swan

    BCT · Bicknacre

    0.5 miles

  • Peartree Lane

    BCT · Bicknacre

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 016A, 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

22,490 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
7 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Priory Primary School, Bicknacre is the nearest published school at 820 m.

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

Recorded crime

91 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 45 events.

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