Housing in CM3 5BF
What the homes in CM3 5BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- South Woodham Ferrers North
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,881 (2024)
CM3 5BFChelmsford
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (37.9%). Flats make up 41.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
63.5% of households in the CM3 5BF area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 28% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 30.3% own outright and 33.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned63.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.7%1%
- Private rented28%20.5%
- Social rented5.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 37.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.9%). 25.5% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CM3 5BF (South Woodham Ferrers North) (about 1,881 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.