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Melbourne Park, Chignall & Pleshey

Middle area

North west Chelmsford. 7,949 people in 38 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 Melbourne Park, Chignall & Pleshey’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£380,000
2,155th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,626
4,194th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Melbourne Park, Chignall & Pleshey compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Melbourne Park, Chignall & PlesheyMiddle
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. Melbourne Park, Chignall & Pleshey is £380,000.
£380,0008th 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. Melbourne Park, Chignall & Pleshey is 7,626.
7,6268th 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%. Melbourne Park, Chignall & Pleshey is 94.2%.
94.2%7th highest
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%. Melbourne Park, Chignall & Pleshey is 3.5%.
3.5%5th 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 Melbourne Park, Chignall & Pleshey 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
Melbourne Park, Chignall & Pleshey in brief

The median price paid for a home in Melbourne Park, Chignall & Pleshey was £380,000 in 2025.

Melbourne Park, Chignall & Pleshey had 7,626 usual residents at the census.

In Melbourne Park, Chignall & Pleshey, 94.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Melbourne Park, Chignall & Pleshey, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.