# CM3 5LJ: area report for a postcode in Chelmsford

CM3 5LJ is a postcode in Chelmsford.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Chelmsford. Open the map at CM3 5LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) › [CM3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm3) › [CM3 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm3-5)

## Around this postcode

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Chelmsford 019D: 141 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.6097,51.6473,CM35LJ
- **South Woodham Ferrers, 320 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.6097,51.6473,CM35LJ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.6097,51.6473,CM35LJ
- **No property in CM3 5LJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.6097,51.6473,CM35LJ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Chelmsford 019D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.6097,51.6473,CM35LJ
- **£378,080 average price**: For the whole of Chelmsford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.6097,51.6473,CM35LJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.6097,51.6473,CM35LJ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.6097,51.6473,CM35LJ
- **85.2% can get gigabit broadband at CM3 5LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.6097,51.6473,CM35LJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CM3 5LJ**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.6097,51.6473,CM35LJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.6097,51.6473,CM35LJ
- **9.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.6097,51.6473,CM35LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Elmwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elmwood-primary-school-e115240) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-swf-e115201) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Woodville Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodville-primary-school-e140447) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-st-marys-cofe-voluntary-aided-primary-school-south-woodham-ferrers-e115200) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [William de Ferrers School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-de-ferrers-school-e136605) | Secondary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 43.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Collingwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/collingwood-primary-school-e115305) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £930,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £485,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2025 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2024 | £438,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2026 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2024 | £420,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2025 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2025 | £400,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: South Woodham Ferrers (330 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: KINGSWAY SURGERY (720 m)
- Pharmacies: VILLAGE PHARMACY (390 m); GOVANI CHEMISTS (650 m); ALLIED PHARMACY SOUTH WOODHAM FERRERS (780 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (670 m); UNIT 21 (680 m); BRICKFIELDS DENTAL PRACTICE (780 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - South Woodham (210 m, Spar); Co-op Baron Road South Woodham Ferrers (530 m, The Co-operative Group); Asda South Woodham Ferrers Superstore (680 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £378,080** (July 2026). Chelmsford’s average house price was £378,080 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £46,179** (2025). Full-time workers living in Chelmsford earned a median of £46,179 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 39th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.2×** (2025). A home in Chelmsford costs 8.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 123rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 13.1** (2025). Chelmsford has a deprivation score of 13.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 65th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Chelmsford 019D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.9** (2025). Chelmsford 019D has a deprivation score of 8.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,365th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £450,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Chelmsford 019D was £450,000 in 2025. Joint 6,309th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,767** (2021). Chelmsford 019D had 1,767 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,987th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 85.0%** (January 2026). In Chelmsford 019D, 85.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## CM3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £465,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CM3 was £465,000 in 2025. Joint 373rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 56,315** (2021). CM3 had 56,315 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 124th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in CM3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 80.3%** (January 2026). In CM3, 80.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford)
- Centre: 51.6473, 0.6097

Council: [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/maldon): Sir John Whittingdale (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.6097,51.6473,CM35LJ

## How to cite

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