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Great Baddow West

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South Chelmsford. About 6,502 people in 1.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Great Baddow West, 90.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
6,442
3,941st lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.5%
3,898th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Great Baddow West compares

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Great Baddow WestMiddle
Population24 wards, Chelmsford · 2021
Population: every ward in Chelmsford24 areas from 3,198 to 13,333. The middle area is 6,839. Great Baddow West is 6,442.
6,4429th lowest
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%. Great Baddow West is 90.8%.
90.8%10th 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%. Great Baddow West is 3.1%.
3.1%joint 8th highest
Aged 15 to 6424 wards, Chelmsford · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Chelmsford24 areas from 56.5% to 73.6%. The middle area is 61.6%. Great Baddow West is 62.5%.
62.5%10th highest

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 Great Baddow West alone. See Chelmsford

Average house price
£378,080
Down 2.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£46,179
39th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.2×
123rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.1
65th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Great Baddow West in brief

Great Baddow West had 6,442 usual residents at the census.

In Great Baddow West, 90.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Great Baddow West, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

62.5% of residents in Great Baddow West were aged 15 to 64 at the census.