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Danbury & Bicknacre

Middle area

South east Chelmsford. 9,344 people in 34 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 Danbury & Bicknacre’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£550,000
698th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,245
1,863rd highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
50.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Danbury & Bicknacre 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. Danbury & Bicknacre is £550,000.
£550,0002nd highest
Population22 middle areas, Chelmsford · 2021
Population: every middle area in Chelmsford22 areas from 6,427 to 10,349. The middle area is 8,013. Danbury & Bicknacre is 9,245.
9,2457th highest
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%. Danbury & Bicknacre is 50.7%.
50.7%2nd 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%. Danbury & Bicknacre is 2.4%.
2.4%11th lowest

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 Danbury & Bicknacre 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
Danbury & Bicknacre in brief

The median price paid for a home in Danbury & Bicknacre was £550,000 in 2025.

Danbury & Bicknacre had 9,245 usual residents at the census.

In Danbury & Bicknacre, 50.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Danbury & Bicknacre, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.