Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
23305
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 23305 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near CM3 1FS
Crime trends · near CM3 1FS
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
10
YoY +11%
ASB
5
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY -25%
Burglary
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
1
YoY -67%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
32
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,965
White Brit.90.4%
Other White1.9%
Indian1.1%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
+ other · 5.6%
Religion
Total residents: 2,966
Christian47.0%
No religion45.5%
Not answered5.4%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,961
35–4920.7%
50–6419.4%
25–3413.2%
10–158.9%
65–748.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.0%
Households
Total households: 1,114
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 Area
North West Essex E14001402
Constituency
E14001402
Essex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 Scotland
East of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Mid Essex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Mid and South Essex ICB - 06Q
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Chelmsford 001A E01021538
E01021538
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Chelmsford 001 E02004485
E02004485
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Chelmsford 001A E01021538
E01021538
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Chelmsford 001 E02004485
E02004485
Smaller 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
4:09 AM
Sunrise
7:39 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:09 AM
Sunset (today)
7:39 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
November 2020
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~6 years
Active Duration
2020 -> Present
November 2020 — Introduced
Postcode CM3 1FS 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 1FS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
November 2020
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~6 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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