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20283
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20283 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.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,620
White Brit.91.4%
Other White1.1%
+ other · 7.6%
Religion
Total residents: 1,623
Christian47.5%
No religion42.1%
Not answered7.5%
Muslim1.4%
Hindu1.2%
+ other · 0.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,612
50–6424.1%
35–4918.6%
25–3411.7%
65–7411.0%
10–157.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.8%
Households
Total households: 591
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.1%
Other14.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent10.8%
All members 66+8.3%
+ 7 other households · 30.3%
Administrative Information
Chelmsford
Local Authority
Council Area
Maldon E14001351
Constituency
E14001351
Essex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood
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 020B E01021606
E01021606
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Chelmsford 020 E02004504
E02004504
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Chelmsford 020B E01021606
E01021606
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Chelmsford 020 E02004504
E02004504
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
March 1988
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~38 years
Active Duration
1988 -> Present
March 1988 — Introduced
Postcode CM3 5WU 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: 20283
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021606 and MSOA E02004504 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CM3 5WU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
March 1988
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~38 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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