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Chelmsford 008C

Neighbourhood

Central Chelmsford. 1,359 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.2 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Chelmsford 008C is in decile 8.

Deprivation score
9.3
Joint 7,844th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£396,250
Joint 8,890th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,404
Joint 18,366th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Chelmsford 008C compares

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

Chelmsford 008CMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only113 neighbourhoods, Chelmsford · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Chelmsford113 areas from 2.1 to 41.1. The middle area is 10.7. Chelmsford 008C is 9.3.
9.351st least deprived
Median sale price110 neighbourhoods, Chelmsford · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Chelmsford110 areas from £227,500 to £1,167,500. The middle area is £423,750. Chelmsford 008C is £396,250.
£396,250joint 48th cheapest
Population113 neighbourhoods, Chelmsford · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Chelmsford113 areas from 1,129 to 2,966. The middle area is 1,565. Chelmsford 008C is 1,404.
1,404joint 27th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage113 neighbourhoods, Chelmsford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Chelmsford113 areas from 6.9% to 100.0%. The middle area is 94.9%. Chelmsford 008C is 93.2%.
93.2%48th lowest

Is Chelmsford 008C safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chelmsford 008C at a rate of 30.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 85.6 per 1,000 people across Chelmer Village.

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

In August 2026 alone, 1 case of crime and anti-social behaviour was recorded in Chelmsford 008C.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (19), other crime (7) and vehicle crime (6).

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 neighbourhood, so they describe all of Chelmsford and not Chelmsford 008C alone. See Chelmsford

Average house price
£376,682
Down 2.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£46,179
39th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.2×
Joint 120th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
190,570
Up 1.2% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Chelmsford 008C in brief

Chelmsford 008C has a deprivation score of 9.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Chelmsford 008C was £396,250 in 2025.

Chelmsford 008C had 1,404 usual residents at the census.

In Chelmsford 008C, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.