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AREA GUIDES
Chelmsford Area Guide
CM3 4LX · Chelmsford · Essex
A clearer picture of local life, the housing market and the things that shape your day.
CM3 4LXChange
WEATHER
Weather this week
Forecast for CM3 4LX.
OVERVIEW
Overview
A concise snapshot before the detail below.
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE
Around Chelmsford
CM3 4LX is in the Chelmsford local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is South Woodham Ferrers, about 3.3 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.
HOUSING MARKET
Explore house prices →Housing market
Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.
12 Sep 2025 – 28 Jul 2026
June 2026
June 2026 compared with a year earlier
The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.
What could that cost each month?
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PLANNING
View all planning →Planning
Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.
Land Adjacent West Ridings White Elm Road Bicknacre Chelmsford EssexPermission in Principle for up to 3 dwellings.Awaiting decision28 Aug 2026›Jackletts Farm Slough Road Danbury Chelmsford Essex CM3 4LXCondition 5 - Surface water drainage scheme Condition 7 - Maintenance plan detailing the maintenance arrangementsAwaiting decision›Land North Of Slough Cottage Slough Road Danbury Chelmsford EssexNon-material amendment to planning application - 23/02011/FUL (Erection of a farm workers dwelling with associated access, parking and residential curtilage) seeks to confirm and update the external materials and finishes of the approved dwelling, including roof tiles, wall finishes, windows and doors and rainwater goods. These changes are minor and do not affect the overall design or appearance of the development.Awaiting decision10 Jul 2026›Old Chase Farm Hyde Lane Danbury Chelmsford Essex CM3 4LPRetrospective planning permission for operational development and change of use of land to self-storage container yardAwaiting decision18 Mar 2026›
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LOCAL LIFE
Places to eat, drink, shop and spend time nearby
We’re still building the local directory for this area.
Local-life coverage is still growing here.Restaurants, cafés, shops, attractions and other useful places will appear as the open-data directory expands.
LIVING HERE
Living here
Schools, population, reported crime and employment.
- Priory Primary School, BicknacrePrimary · Ages 4–111.0 mi
- Heathcote SchoolOther independent school · Ages 2–111.8 mi
- St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School DanburyPrimary · Ages 4–111.9 mi
- St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 4–112.1 mi
Population of the small statistical area surrounding CM3 4LX—not the whole town. 2024.
What area does this cover?
Chelmsford 016D (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.
Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.
Unemployment estimate for Chelmsford · Latest available period.
REPRESENTATION
Who represents this area?
Current representation and recent general-election history for Maldon.
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.
GETTING AROUND
Getting around
Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.
NEARBY CAR PARKS
View all →Nearby car parks
The closest useful mapped car parks.
- 6.7 miView car park →
- 7.3 miView car park →
- Visitors Parking →Paid · 485 spaces · Gemini7.9 miView car park →
- 8.0 miView car park →
Nearby fuel prices
View allUp to four forecourts within 5 miles of CM3 4LX, ordered by unleaded price. Prices in pence per litre.
- Hyde Lane Service Station0.3 mi Unleaded (E10)166.9p11 SepDiesel189.9p11 Sep
- ASDA SOUTH WOODHAM FERRERS SUPERSTORE3.8 mi Unleaded (E10)167.7p13 SepDiesel191.7p13 Sep
- SOUTH WOODHAM FERRERS3.0 mi Unleaded (E10)167.9p15 SepDiesel190.9p11 Sep
- MALDON EXTRA - PETROL FILLING STATION4.1 mi Unleaded (E10)168.9p14 SepDiesel191.9p14 Sep
Official UK Fuel Finder data
EV CHARGING
View all →Nearby EV charging
Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.
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NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT
London Southend Airport
About 9.5 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.
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View airport map & nearby parking →NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS
Nearby places & outdoors
Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.
Useful nearby places
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HMP Chelmsford5.8 miles away
Green space and walks
- Danbury2.1 mi
- Marsh Farm3.4 mi
- Blackwater Estuary8.1 mi
- North Downs Way22.5 mi
- Thames Path28.1 mi
Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.
Vets near this area
Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around CM3 4LX.
- Medivet DanburyChelmsford CM3 4NQAbout 1.9 miles away
- Crouch Vale Veterinary PracticeChelmsford CM3 6SQAbout 3.5 miles away
- Apollo Vets MaldonMaldon CM9 6DYAbout 3.6 miles away
- Essex VetsChelmsford CM3 5ZLAbout 3.6 miles away
- Edgewood Veterinary Group – Maldon SurgeryMaldon CM9 5DEAbout 3.9 miles away
- Clarendon House Veterinary Centre – HeybridgeMaldon CM9 4NWAbout 4.7 miles away
Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.
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Vodafone
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UTILITIES & BROADBAND
Utilities & broadband
BIN DAYS
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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources
Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.
How to read the figures
Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.
Dataset dates
- Weather: 12 Sep 2026, 09:50
- Planning: latest displayed record 28 Aug 2026
- Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 28 Jul 2026
- Reported crime: 2026-07