Low deprivation
IMD England
24
Crime · May '26
—
Avg property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for CM3 5JU
Chelmsford
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
CM3 5JU
Coordinates
51.6459, 0.6200
Grid reference
TQ813973
Easting
581,365
Northing
197,372
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32JJW9+9X
User Type
Large user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
South Woodham Ferrers
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.
23175
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 23175 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 5JU
HM Land Registry · Chelmsford
Average price
—
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: —
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Not enough monthly sales for chart with current filter.
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near CM3 5JU
Crime trends · near CM3 5JU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1271
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY +83%
ASB
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -33%
Vehicle Crime
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.4%
Other White2.1%
African1.4%
+ other · 6.0%
Religion
No religion46.8%
Christian46.4%
Not answered4.5%
+ other · 2.4%
Age groups
35–4921.1%
50–6417.7%
25–3416.0%
65–749.3%
5–96.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.3%
Households
Other24.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.1%
Any member 66+13.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.4%
All members 66+8.3%
+ 7 other households · 31.5%
Administrative Information
Chelmsford
Local Authority
Council AreaMaldon E14001351
Constituency
E14001351Essex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
South Woodham-Elmwood and Woodville
Constituency code
E14001351
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
South Woodham Ferrers
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 019C E01021613
E01021613MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Chelmsford 019 E02004503
E02004503LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Chelmsford 019C E01021613
E01021613MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Chelmsford 019 E02004503
E02004503Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:51 AM
Sunrise
8:13 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:51 AM
Sunset (today)
8:13 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
March 1983
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~43 years
Active Duration
1983 -> PresentMarch 1983 — Introduced
Postcode CM3 5JU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 23175
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021613 and MSOA E02004503 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CM3 5JU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
March 1983
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~43 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Explore the full Chelmsford
See crime rates, school performance, noise levels, transport links, deprivation trends and more for the broader area — all in one place.