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31846
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 31846 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 5SL
Crime trends · near CM3 5SL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
9
YoY -10%
ASB
4
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
1
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
37
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,458
White Brit.96.0%
Other White1.4%
+ other · 2.7%
Religion
Total residents: 1,457
Christian49.4%
No religion43.9%
Not answered5.6%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,448
50–6418.9%
35–4918.3%
65–7416.8%
25–349.8%
75–849.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.0%
Households
Total households: 607
All members 66+18.4%
Any member 66+16.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent9.2%
+ 8 other households · 27.8%
Administrative Information
Chelmsford
Local Authority
Council Area
Maldon E14001351
Constituency
E14001351
Essex
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 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 019B E01021612
E01021612
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Chelmsford 019 E02004503
E02004503
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Chelmsford 019B E01021612
E01021612
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Chelmsford 019 E02004503
E02004503
Urban: 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
4:06 AM
Sunrise
7:41 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:06 AM
Sunset (today)
7:41 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode CM3 5SL 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: 31846
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021612 and MSOA E02004503 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CM3 5SL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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