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CM3 8BU

Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chelmsford
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 8AA 121 m
CM3 8AU 121 m
CM3 8BY 139 m
CM3 8AX 141 m
CM3 8AZ 214 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 8BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1987
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 8
Latitude
51.679459
Longitude
0.561369
British National Grid easting
577,179
British National Grid northing
200,960

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
E04003955
Westminster constituency
Maldon · E14001351
Output area
E00109388
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 016B · E01021535
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 016 · E02004500

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Alauda, The Tye, East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM3 8BU 2 December 2022 £750,000
Broad Oaks, The Tye, East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM3 8BU 25 May 2007 £795,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
8
Secondary
0

  1. East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    269 m

  2. Priory Primary School, Bicknacre

    Community school

    2.5 km

  3. St Mary's Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
60
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 32
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Other theft 7
  • Public order 5
  • Vehicle crime 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

4 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM3 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • GREENWOOD AND WYNCROFT SURGERY

    3 PRIORY ROAD, BICKNACRE, CHELMSFORD, CM3 4EY

    ODS code F81674

    2.1 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81170

    4.2 km

  • BEACON HEALTH GROUP-DANBURY MEDICAL CTR

    52 MALDON ROAD, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, CM3 4QL

    ODS code F81100

    4.5 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • The Windmill

    BCT · East Hanningfield

    0.1 miles

  • The Windmill

    BCT · East Hanningfield

    0.1 miles

  • The Three Horseshoes

    BCT · East Hanningfield

    0.2 miles

  • The Three Horseshoes

    BCT · East Hanningfield

    0.2 miles

  • Creephedge Lane

    BCT · East Hanningfield

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 016B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,057 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 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.

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £750,000 from 1 recorded sale in CM3 8BU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Chelmsford is £383,103 in June 2026, down 1.2% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

10 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 0 secondary schools. East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 269 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

60 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 32 events.

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