Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
23962
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 23962 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 3AE
Crime trends · near CM3 3AE
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: 2,377
White Brit.87.3%
African2.3%
Other White2.2%
Chinese1.9%
Indian1.1%
+ other · 5.1%
Religion
Total residents: 2,383
Christian49.9%
No religion41.8%
Not answered6.4%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,384
50–6417.4%
35–4917.3%
25–3414.5%
65–749.7%
10–159.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.5%
Households
Total households: 910
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.4%
Other13.5%
Any member 66+12.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.5%
All members 66+11.3%
+ 7 other households · 33.6%
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
Boreham
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 005B E01021537
E01021537
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Chelmsford 005 E02004489
E02004489
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Chelmsford 005B E01021537
E01021537
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Chelmsford 005 E02004489
E02004489
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
4:09 AM
Sunrise
7:38 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:09 AM
Sunset (today)
7:38 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
February 1990
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~36 years
Active Duration
1990 -> Present
February 1990 — Introduced
Postcode CM3 3AE introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 23962
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01021537 and MSOA E02004489 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CM3 3AE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 1990
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~36 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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