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CM3 8DN

Rettendon and Runwell · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chelmsford
Ward
Rettendon and Runwell
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Maldon
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM3 8DW 209 m
CM3 8DL 329 m
CM3 8DP 368 m
CM3 8EU 432 m
CM3 8DS 440 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 8DN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 8
Latitude
51.639954
Longitude
0.555470
British National Grid easting
576,925
British National Grid northing
196,553

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Electoral ward
Rettendon and Runwell · E05004110
Parish or community
E04003967
Westminster constituency
Maldon · E14001351
Output area
E00180540
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 021E · E01034088
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 021 · E02004505

Postcode source versions

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Property

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hall Cottages, 2, Main Road, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8DN 29 August 2025 £350,000
Hall Cottages, 1, Main Road, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8DN 28 April 2017 £289,500
Rettendon Old Hall, Main Road, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8DN 18 March 2016 £1,250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
19
Secondary
2

  1. Rettendon Primary School

    Academy converter

    313 m

  2. St Luke's Park Primary School

    Free schools

    1.1 km

  3. Hilltop Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
196
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 107
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Other theft 15
  • Public order 12
  • Shoplifting 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

7 female, 10 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
1.5
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 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM3 8 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+
55.6%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
55.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
55.6%
Gigabit-capable
55.6%
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

5

within 5 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81170

    3.7 km

  • SWANWOOD PARTNERSHIP

    2 MARKET AVENUE, WICKFORD, SS12 0AG

    ODS code F81732

    3.8 km

  • LONDON ROAD SURGERY

    MARKET HOUSE, MARKET ROAD, WICKFORD, SS12 0AA

    ODS code F81041

    3.9 km

  • CONNER & PARTNERS

    175 FERRY ROAD, HULLBRIDGE, HOCKLEY, SS5 6JH

    ODS code F81061

    4.4 km

  • ROBERT FREW MEDICAL CENTRE

    SILVA ISLAND WAY, WICKFORD, SS12 9NR

    ODS code F81036

    4.4 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

  • White House Farm

    BCT · Rettendon

    0.2 miles

  • White House Farm

    BCT · Rettendon

    0.2 miles

  • School

    BCT · Rettendon

    0.2 miles

  • School

    BCT · Rettendon

    0.2 miles

  • Hoe Lane

    BCT · Rettendon

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 021E, 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

14,682 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
8 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

Property market

The five-year median is £350,000 from 1 recorded sale in CM3 8DN. 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

22 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 2 secondary schools. Rettendon Primary School is the nearest published school at 313 m.

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

Recorded crime

196 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 107 events.

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