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South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting

Ward

South Chelmsford. About 5,809 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 46 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 South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
5,732
Joint 3,361st 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
55.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting compares

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

South Hanningfield, Stock and MargarettingMiddle
Population24 wards, Chelmsford · 2021
Population: every ward in Chelmsford24 areas from 3,198 to 13,333. The middle area is 6,839. South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting is 5,732.
5,7327th 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%. South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting 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%. South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting is 55.2%.
55.2%2nd 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%. South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting is 1.8%.
1.8%4th lowest

Is South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting at a rate of 66.3 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, 28 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (133), anti-social behaviour (91) and other crime (65).

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 South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting 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 Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting in brief

South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting had 5,732 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting, 55.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.