Around average
IMD England
Low · 2.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Coordinates & Location for CM3 1JF
Chelmsford
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
CM3 1JF
Coordinates
51.8062, 0.4192
Grid reference
TL668147
Easting
566,881
Northing
214,722
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32RC49+FM
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
18638
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 18638 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near CM3 1JF
England & WalesCrime trends · near CM3 1JF
Counts are for Chelmsford Rural West 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
1
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
2
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.7%
Indian3.0%
Other White2.2%
+ other · 4.1%
Religion
Christian51.6%
No religion39.3%
Not answered5.5%
Hindu1.7%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
50–6420.9%
35–4920.4%
65–7411.9%
25–349.2%
5–97.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.2%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.6%
All members 66+14.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.0%
Other9.2%
Any member 66+9.1%
+ 7 other households · 31.1%
Administrative Information
Chelmsford
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth West Essex E14001402
Constituency
E14001402Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
Chelmsford Rural West
Constituency code
E14001402
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Pleshey
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 003A E01021550
E01021550MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Chelmsford 003 E02004487
E02004487LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Chelmsford 003A E01021550
E01021550MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Chelmsford 003 E02004487
E02004487Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
5:47 AM
Sunrise
5:53 PM
Sunset
12 hours 6 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:47 AM
Sunset (today)
5:53 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 6 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode CM3 1JF introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 18638
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01021550 and MSOA E02004487 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CM3 1JF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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