Low deprivation
IMD England
39
Crime · May '26
£435,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for CM3 1JL
Chelmsford
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
CM3 1JL
Coordinates
51.8267, 0.5043
Grid reference
TL726171
Easting
572,670
Northing
217,190
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32RGG3+MP
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.
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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · CM3 1JL
HM Land Registry · Chelmsford
Average price
£456,666
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £435,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Mar '26Mar '26: 1 sales · avg £580,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£580k£468k£355k
Oct '25Dec '25Mar '26
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Police Recorded Crime near CM3 1JL
Crime trends · near CM3 1JL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
20123
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
14
YoY -22%
ASB
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +67%
Vehicle Crime
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +100%
Burglary
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +200%
Criminal damage
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY stable
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
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 ScotlandEast 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
E01021538MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Chelmsford 001 E02004485
E02004485LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Chelmsford 001A E01021538
E01021538MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Chelmsford 001 E02004485
E02004485Larger 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 town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
3:50 AM
Sunrise
8:15 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:50 AM
Sunset (today)
8:15 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
November 2002
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~24 years
Active Duration
2002 -> PresentNovember 2002 — Introduced
Postcode CM3 1JL introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 23305
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01021538 and MSOA E02004485 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CM3 1JL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
November 2002
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~24 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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