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Chelmsford 021C

Neighbourhood

South Chelmsford. 1,967 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.4 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Chelmsford 021C is in decile 6.

Deprivation score
15.2
Joint 14,594th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£435,000
Joint 6,968th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,837
Joint 8,795th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
84.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Chelmsford 021C compares

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

Chelmsford 021CMiddle
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 021C is 15.2.
15.239th most 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 021C is £435,000.
£435,000joint 45th most expensive
Population113 neighbourhoods, Chelmsford · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Chelmsford113 areas from 1,129 to 2,966. The middle area is 1,565. Chelmsford 021C is 1,837.
1,837joint 17th most 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 021C is 84.1%.
84.1%20th lowest

Is Chelmsford 021C safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chelmsford 021C at a rate of 63.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 67.7 per 1,000 people across Rettendon & Runwell.

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

In August 2026 alone, 10 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chelmsford 021C.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (38), anti-social behaviour (32) and other crime (22).

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 021C 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 021C in brief

Chelmsford 021C has a deprivation score of 15.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Chelmsford 021C was £435,000 in 2025.

Chelmsford 021C had 1,837 usual residents at the census.

In Chelmsford 021C, 84.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.