CM3 8RA

South Woodham-Elmwood and Woodville · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM3 5BQ 201 m
CM3 5QY 292 m
CM3 5BN 311 m
CM3 5QZ 406 m
CM3 5QX 429 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM3 8RA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1987
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM3
Postcode sector
CM3 8
Latitude
51.652224
Longitude
0.593867
British National Grid easting
579,533
British National Grid northing
198,011

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Parish or community
E04003972
Westminster constituency
Maldon · E14001351
Output area
E00109792
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 019D · E01021614
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 019 · E02004503

Postcode source versions

Explore CM3

27 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Willow Grove, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 8RA 4 March 2025 £525,000
3, Willow Grove, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 8RA 12 March 2021 £295,000
18, Willow Grove, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 8RA 15 July 2020 £393,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Woodville Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  2. Elmwood Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.5 km
  3. St Mary's Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
384
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 143
  • Shoplifting 103
  • Criminal damage and arson 23
  • Public order 22
  • Anti social behaviour 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
66

35 female, 31 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
2.8
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 2.3% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

    789 m

  • CONNER & PARTNERS

    175 FERRY ROAD, HULLBRIDGE, HOCKLEY, SS5 6JH

    ODS code F81061

    3.4 km

  • GREENWOOD AND WYNCROFT SURGERY

    3 PRIORY ROAD, BICKNACRE, CHELMSFORD, CM3 4EY

    ODS code F81674

    4.6 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

  • Call of the Wild

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.2 miles
  • Call of the Wild

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.2 miles
  • Old Wickford Road

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.3 miles
  • Old Wickford Road

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.3 miles
  • Medical Centre

    BCT · South Woodham Ferrers

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 019D, 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

26,373 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 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 £525,000 from 1 recorded sale in CM3 8RA. 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Woodville Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

384 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 143 events.

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