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Chelmsford 022C

Neighbourhood

Central Chelmsford. 1,988 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.4 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 022C is in decile 5.

Deprivation score
18.2
Joint 16,139th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£260,000
Joint 12,416th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,310
Joint 14,870th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Chelmsford 022C compares

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

Chelmsford 022CMiddle
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 022C is 18.2.
18.2joint 25th 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 022C is £260,000.
£260,0006th cheapest
Population113 neighbourhoods, Chelmsford · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Chelmsford113 areas from 1,129 to 2,966. The middle area is 1,565. Chelmsford 022C is 1,310.
1,31016th 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 022C is 89.4%.
89.4%33rd lowest

Is Chelmsford 022C safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chelmsford 022C at a rate of 603.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 320.8 per 1,000 people across Central Chelmsford East.

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

In August 2026 alone, 102 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chelmsford 022C.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (444), shoplifting (225) and other crime (218).

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 022C 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 022C in brief

Chelmsford 022C has a deprivation score of 18.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Chelmsford 022C was £260,000 in 2025.

Chelmsford 022C had 1,310 usual residents at the census.

In Chelmsford 022C, 89.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.