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CM3 8FN

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 8FG 62 m
CM3 8FH 89 m
CM3 8FP 126 m
CM3 8HB 141 m
CM3 8HD 447 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 8FN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 8
Latitude
51.656800
Longitude
0.534685
British National Grid easting
575,422
British National Grid northing
198,376

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
E00109389
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 016B · E01021535
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 016 · E02004500

Postcode source versions

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Property

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Rutland Place, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8FN 8 November 2024 £710,000
7, Rutland Place, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8FN 18 October 2024 £727,000
3, Rutland Place, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8FN 3 June 2024 £550,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
11
Secondary
1

  1. St Luke's Park Primary School

    Free schools

    2.6 km

  2. Rettendon Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.7 km

  3. St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West Hanningfield

    Academy converter

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
43
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 11
  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Burglary 5
  • Other theft 5
  • Vehicle crime 5

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
30.8%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
30.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
30.8%
Gigabit-capable
30.8%
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

3

within 5 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81170

    4.9 km

  • SWANWOOD PARTNERSHIP

    2 MARKET AVENUE, WICKFORD, SS12 0AG

    ODS code F81732

    4.9 km

  • LONDON ROAD SURGERY

    MARKET HOUSE, MARKET ROAD, WICKFORD, SS12 0AA

    ODS code F81041

    5.0 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

  • Chalk Street

    BCT · South Hanningfield

    0.3 miles

  • Chalk Street

    BCT · South Hanningfield

    0.3 miles

  • Rettendon Common

    BCT · Rettendon

    0.6 miles

  • Rettendon Common

    BCT · Rettendon

    0.6 miles

  • The Bell

    BCT · Rettendon

    0.6 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £718,500 from 4 recorded sales in CM3 8FN. 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Luke's Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

43 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 11 events.

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