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Housing in CM3 3FS

What the homes in CM3 3FS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Great Leighs & the Walthams
Council
Chelmsford
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,551 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (41.7%). Flats make up 17.4%, below the 22.2% across England.

CM3 3FSEngland
Detached41.7%22.9%
Semi-detached27%31.5%
Terraced13.9%23%
Purpose-built flat16.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

60% of households in the CM3 3FS area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 7.1% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 12.9% own outright and 47.1% with a mortgage.

CM3 3FS
60%
24%
England
  • Owned60%61.3%
  • Shared ownership9%1%
  • Private rented7.1%20.5%
  • Social rented23.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CM3 3FSEngland
Owned outright12.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan47.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.6%18.2%
Other private rented0.5%2.2%
From the council2.3%8.3%
From a housing association21.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 16.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CM3 3FSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (39.8%). 54.1% of households include dependent children.

CM3 3FSEngland
Living alone, under 6611.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.3%12.8%
Couple, no children17.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children39.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children14.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.8%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Chelmsford

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Chelmsford (August 2026, +2.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

ChelmsfordEngland
All homes£1,439£1,459
One bedroom£1,059£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,291£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,543£1,489
Four or more£2,220£2,161
Detached£1,993£1,640
Semi-detached£1,521£1,449
Terraced£1,370£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,210£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CM3 3FS (Great Leighs & the Walthams) (about 2,551 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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