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CM3 8JB

Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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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 8BD 53 m
CM3 8EE 1.0 km
CM2 8UN 1.0 km
CM3 8FF 1.0 km
CM3 8FP 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 8JB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 8
Latitude
51.665143
Longitude
0.523538
British National Grid easting
574,619
British National Grid northing
199,277

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
E04003975
Westminster constituency
Maldon · E14001351
Output area
E00109395
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 018F · E01034085
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 018 · E02004502

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
0

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

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

  2. East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    3.0 km

  3. St Luke's Park Primary School

    Free schools

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
31
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Vehicle crime 6
  • Burglary 5
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Other theft 4
  • Violence and sexual offences 4

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.

Nearby transport

  • Church

    BCT · West Hanningfield

    0.7 miles

  • Church

    BCT · West Hanningfield

    0.8 miles

  • Chalk Street

    BCT · South Hanningfield

    1.1 miles

  • Chalk Street

    BCT · South Hanningfield

    1.1 miles

  • The Old Windmill

    BCT · South Hanningfield

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 018F, 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

16,233 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
1 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West Hanningfield is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

31 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Vehicle crime with 6 events.

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