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Moulsham West

Middle area

South west Chelmsford. 8,311 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Moulsham West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£470,000
Joint 1,188th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,224
Joint 3,171st most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Moulsham West

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Moulsham West at a rate of 48.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 83.5 per 1,000 people across Chelmsford.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences140
Other crime102
Anti-social behaviour48
Vehicle crime34
Criminal damage and arson25
Drug offences23
Shoplifting12
Burglary10
Theft from the person4
Robbery1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Moulsham West compares

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Moulsham WestMiddle
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. Moulsham West is £470,000.
£470,0006th most expensive
Population22 middle areas, Chelmsford · 2021
Population: every middle area in Chelmsford22 areas from 6,427 to 10,349. The middle area is 8,013. Moulsham West is 8,224.
8,22410th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares22 middle areas, Chelmsford · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Chelmsford22 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Moulsham West is 0.0%.
0%
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%. Moulsham West is 97.2%.
97.2%4th highest

Is Moulsham West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Moulsham West at a rate of 48.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 83.5 per 1,000 people across Chelmsford.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 43 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Moulsham West.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (140), other crime (102) and anti-social behaviour (48).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

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 Moulsham West 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.2×
Joint 123rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.1
Joint 65th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Moulsham West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Moulsham West was £470,000 in 2025.

Moulsham West had 8,224 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Moulsham West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Moulsham West, 97.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.