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Central Chelmsford East

Middle area

Central Chelmsford. 8,862 people in 1.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Central Chelmsford East’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£270,000
3,117th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,257
4,636th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Central Chelmsford East compares

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Median sale price22 middle areas, Chelmsford · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Chelmsford22 areas from £270,000 to £752,000. The middle area is £402,500. Central Chelmsford East is £270,000.
£270,000joint lowest
Population22 middle areas, Chelmsford · 2021
Population: every middle area in Chelmsford22 areas from 6,427 to 10,349. The middle area is 8,013. Central Chelmsford East is 7,257.
7,2576th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage22 middle areas, Chelmsford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Chelmsford22 areas from 50.1% to 98.7%. The middle area is 92.7%. Central Chelmsford East is 90.8%.
90.8%9th lowest
Claimant rate22 middle areas, Chelmsford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Chelmsford22 areas from 1.6% to 5.3%. The middle area is 2.5%. Central Chelmsford East is 3.2%.
3.2%joint 6th highest

Figures for the whole of Chelmsford

These figures are published for the whole of Chelmsford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Chelmsford and not Central Chelmsford East alone. See Chelmsford

Average house price
£378,080
Down 2.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£46,179
39th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.2×
123rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.1
65th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Central Chelmsford East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Central Chelmsford East was £270,000 in 2025.

Central Chelmsford East had 7,257 usual residents at the census.

In Central Chelmsford East, 90.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Central Chelmsford East, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.