Around average
IMD England
Around average · 5.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£490,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CM3 1FA
Chelmsford
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
CM3 1FA
Coordinates
51.8346, 0.5130
Grid reference
TL732180
Easting
573,244
Northing
218,094
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32RGM7+R6
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Great Leighs
Travel to Work
Chelmsford
ITL Region
Chelmsford
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
19527
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19527 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · CM3 1FA
HM Land Registry · Chelmsford
Average price
£490,000
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Median price: £490,000
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Police Recorded Crime near CM3 1FA
England & WalesCrime trends · near CM3 1FA
Counts are for Boreham and The Leighs electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
16
YoY -20%
20123
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
3
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
7
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.4%
Other White1.9%
Indian1.1%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
+ other · 5.6%
Religion
Christian47.0%
No religion45.5%
Not answered5.4%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
35–4920.7%
50–6419.4%
25–3413.2%
10–158.9%
65–748.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children22.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.9%
Other9.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.2%
All members 66+9.1%
+ 7 other households · 37.3%
Administrative Information
Chelmsford
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth West Essex E14001402
Constituency
E14001402Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
Boreham and The Leighs
Constituency code
E14001402
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Great and Little Leighs
International Territorial Level
Chelmsford
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Essex
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Mid Essex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Essex ICB - 06Q
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Chelmsford 001A E01021538
E01021538MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Chelmsford 001 E02004485
E02004485LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Chelmsford 001A E01021538
E01021538MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Chelmsford 001 E02004485
E02004485Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
5:46 AM
Sunrise
5:53 PM
Sunset
12 hours 7 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:46 AM
Sunset (today)
5:53 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 7 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
August 2017
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~9 years
Active Duration
2017 -> PresentAugust 2017 — Introduced
Postcode CM3 1FA introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01021538 and MSOA E02004485 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CM3 1FA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 2017
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~9 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CM3 1FA
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