CM3 8HY

South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Maldon
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM3 8HH 93 m
CM3 8HQ 116 m
CM3 8HD 401 m
CM3 8HG 464 m
CM3 8HW 471 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 8HY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1987
Terminated
1 February 2008
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 8
Latitude
51.651758
Longitude
0.527406
British National Grid easting
574,938
British National Grid northing
197,798

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Parish or community
E04003971
Westminster constituency
Maldon · E14001351
Output area
E00109741
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 018D · E01021604
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 018 · E02004502

Postcode source versions

Explore CM3

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

    2.3 km
  2. Rettendon Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.6 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
22
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Drugs 3
  • Burglary 3
  • Other crime 2

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • SWANWOOD PARTNERSHIP

    2 MARKET AVENUE, WICKFORD, SS12 0AG

    ODS code F81732

    4.3 km

  • LONDON ROAD SURGERY

    MARKET HOUSE, MARKET ROAD, WICKFORD, SS12 0AA

    ODS code F81041

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Chalk Street

    BCT · South Hanningfield

    0.3 miles
  • Chalk Street

    BCT · South Hanningfield

    0.4 miles
  • The Old Windmill

    BCT · South Hanningfield

    0.5 miles
  • The Old Windmill

    BCT · South Hanningfield

    0.5 miles
  • Vectare Depot

    BCT · Rettendon

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 018D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,451 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 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
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

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 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

22 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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