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

CM3 5WJ 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 5WJ 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

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 67% on July. Chelmsford 020E: 12 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.6162,51.6357,CM35WJ
- **South Woodham Ferrers, 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.6162,51.6357,CM35WJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.6162,51.6357,CM35WJ
- **No property in CM3 5WJ 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=0.6162,51.6357,CM35WJ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Chelmsford 020E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.6162,51.6357,CM35WJ
- **£378,080 average price**: For the whole of Chelmsford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.6162,51.6357,CM35WJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.6162,51.6357,CM35WJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 870 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.6162,51.6357,CM35WJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CM3 5WJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.6162,51.6357,CM35WJ
- **Low road and rail noise at CM3 5WJ**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.6162,51.6357,CM35WJ
- **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=0.6162,51.6357,CM35WJ
- **9.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.6162,51.6357,CM35WJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Collingwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/collingwood-primary-school-e115305) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Riverside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riverside-primary-school-e135903) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2023 | 60% 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 | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 31% 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 | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Elmwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elmwood-primary-school-e115240) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [William de Ferrers School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-de-ferrers-school-e136605) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 43.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Woodville Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodville-primary-school-e140447) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2023 | £650,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2024 | £730,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2026 | £620,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2023 | £538,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2025 | £815,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| February 2026 | £555,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| April 2024 | £792,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| April 2026 | £380,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 270 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: GOVANI CHEMISTS (950 m); ALLIED PHARMACY SOUTH WOODHAM FERRERS (1 km)
- Dental practices: UNIT 21 (950 m); BRICKFIELDS DENTAL PRACTICE (1 km)
- Supermarkets: Asda South Woodham Ferrers Superstore (870 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 020E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.8** (2025). Chelmsford 020E has a deprivation score of 5.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,714th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £425,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Chelmsford 020E was £425,000 in 2025. Joint 7,405th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,352** (2021). Chelmsford 020E had 1,352 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,246th least 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: 98.7%** (January 2026). In Chelmsford 020E, 98.7% 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: 51.6357, 0.6162

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=0.6162,51.6357,CM35WJ

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