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South Woodham Ferrers North

Middle area

South east Chelmsford. 8,008 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.2 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 South Woodham Ferrers North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£365,000
Joint 2,402nd most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,017
3,530th 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
84.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in South Woodham Ferrers North

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Woodham Ferrers North at a rate of 73.8 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 offences204
Shoplifting164
Other crime79
Anti-social behaviour46
Criminal damage and arson38
Drug offences25
Vehicle crime17
Burglary8
Robbery6
Theft from the person4

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How South Woodham Ferrers North compares

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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. South Woodham Ferrers North is £365,000.
£365,000joint 4th cheapest
Population22 middle areas, Chelmsford · 2021
Population: every middle area in Chelmsford22 areas from 6,427 to 10,349. The middle area is 8,013. South Woodham Ferrers North is 8,017.
8,01711th 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%. South Woodham Ferrers North 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%. South Woodham Ferrers North is 84.1%.
84.1%4th lowest

Is South Woodham Ferrers North safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Woodham Ferrers North at a rate of 73.8 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, 61 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in South Woodham Ferrers North.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (204), shoplifting (164) and other crime (79).

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 South Woodham Ferrers North 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
Deprivation score
13.1
Joint 65th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
South Woodham Ferrers North in brief

The median price paid for a home in South Woodham Ferrers North was £365,000 in 2025.

South Woodham Ferrers North had 8,017 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in South Woodham Ferrers North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In South Woodham Ferrers North, 84.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.