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South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood

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South east Chelmsford. About 7,862 people in 3.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
8,012
3,406th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.1%
2,692nd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood compares

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

South Woodham-Chetwood and CollingwoodMiddle
Population24 wards, Chelmsford · 2021
Population: every ward in Chelmsford24 areas from 3,198 to 13,333. The middle area is 6,839. South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood is 8,012.
8,01211th highest
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 Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood is 93.2%.
93.2%12th highest
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 Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood is 2.0%.
2.0%joint 5th lowest
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%. South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood is 64.1%.
64.1%7th 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 South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood 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
South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood in brief

South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood had 8,012 usual residents at the census.

In South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

64.1% of residents in South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood were aged 15 to 64 at the census.