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Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield

Ward

South east Chelmsford. About 5,669 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 34 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

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

Population
5,543
Joint 3,190th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
57.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield compares

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

Bicknacre and East and West HanningfieldMiddle
Population24 wards, Chelmsford · 2021
Population: every ward in Chelmsford24 areas from 3,198 to 13,333. The middle area is 6,839. Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield is 5,543.
5,5434th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares24 wards, Chelmsford · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Chelmsford24 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage24 wards, Chelmsford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Chelmsford24 areas from 39.3% to 98.5%. The middle area is 93.0%. Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield is 57.8%.
57.8%3rd lowest
Claimant rate24 wards, Chelmsford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Chelmsford24 areas from 1.7% to 4.6%. The middle area is 2.3%. Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield is 2.1%.
2.1%7th lowest

Is Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield at a rate of 42.7 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, 26 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (110), other crime (41) and anti-social behaviour (30).

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 ward, so they describe all of Chelmsford and not Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield 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
Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield in brief

Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield had 5,543 usual residents at the census.

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

In Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield, 57.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.