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Housing in CM3 3JS

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

Neighbourhood
Boreham & Little Baddow
Council
Chelmsford
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,587 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (31.3%). Flats make up 21.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

CM3 3JSEngland
Detached25.3%22.9%
Semi-detached31.3%31.5%
Terraced22.1%23%
Purpose-built flat19.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

56.4% of households in the CM3 3JS area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 27.6% own outright and 28.8% with a mortgage.

CM3 3JS
56%
13%
30%
England
  • Owned56.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented13.4%20.5%
  • Social rented29.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CM3 3JSEngland
Owned outright27.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council3.9%8.3%
From a housing association25.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 33.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CM3 3JSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.7%). 24.7% of households include dependent children.

CM3 3JSEngland
Living alone, under 6619.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.6%12.8%
Couple, no children18.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.5%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 3JS (Boreham & Little Baddow) (about 1,587 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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