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CM3 8EY

Rettendon and Runwell · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM3 8DX 42 m
CM3 8DS 70 m
CM3 8EU 114 m
CM3 8DP 128 m
CM3 8DT 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 8EY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 8
Latitude
51.636697
Longitude
0.559262
British National Grid easting
577,200
British National Grid northing
196,200

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
E00109693
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 021E · E01034088
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 021 · E02004505

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
21
Secondary
3

  1. Rettendon Primary School

    Academy converter

    138 m

  2. St Luke's Park Primary School

    Free schools

    1.2 km

  3. Hilltop Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
241
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 118
  • Vehicle crime 23
  • Anti social behaviour 19
  • Other theft 17
  • Public order 15

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • 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

    3.7 km

  • LONDON ROAD SURGERY

    MARKET HOUSE, MARKET ROAD, WICKFORD, SS12 0AA

    ODS code F81041

    3.8 km

  • CONNER & PARTNERS

    175 FERRY ROAD, HULLBRIDGE, HOCKLEY, SS5 6JH

    ODS code F81061

    4.0 km

  • ROBERT FREW MEDICAL CENTRE

    SILVA ISLAND WAY, WICKFORD, SS12 9NR

    ODS code F81036

    4.2 km

  • DOWNHALL PARK SURGERY

    49 RAWRETH LANE, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9QD

    ODS code F81704

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • School

    BCT · Rettendon

    0.1 miles

  • School

    BCT · Rettendon

    0.1 miles

  • White House Farm

    BCT · Rettendon

    0.4 miles

  • White House Farm

    BCT · Rettendon

    0.4 miles

  • The Turnpike north

    BCT · Rettendon

    0.5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

26 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 3 secondary schools. Rettendon Primary School is the nearest published school at 138 m.

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

Recorded crime

241 published events cover 12 months, averaging 20.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 118 events.

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