# SS11 7JQ: area report for a postcode in Chelmsford

SS11 7JQ is a postcode in Chelmsford.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Chelmsford. Open the map at SS11 7JQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) › [SS11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss11) › [SS11 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss11-7)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 11% on July. Chelmsford 021C: 64 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5307,51.6228,SS117JQ
- **Wickford, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5307,51.6228,SS117JQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5307,51.6228,SS117JQ
- **No property in SS11 7JQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.5307,51.6228,SS117JQ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Chelmsford 021C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5307,51.6228,SS117JQ
- **£378,080 average price**: For the whole of Chelmsford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5307,51.6228,SS117JQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5307,51.6228,SS117JQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5307,51.6228,SS117JQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SS11 7JQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5307,51.6228,SS117JQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SS11 7JQ**: Road 60 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5307,51.6228,SS117JQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.5307,51.6228,SS117JQ
- **11.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5307,51.6228,SS117JQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Runwell Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/runwell-community-primary-school-e137054) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Children's Support Service](https://openindex.co.uk/school/childrens-support-service-e136035) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | – |
| [The Wickford Church of England School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-wickford-church-of-england-school-e137744) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2023 | – |
| [Hilltop Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hilltop-infant-school-e144834) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Hilltop Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hilltop-junior-school-e145421) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Beauchamps High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beauchamps-high-school-e115322) | Secondary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 45.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Wickford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wickford-primary-school-e114813) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Luke's Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-park-primary-school-e149066) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2024 | £390,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2025 | £600,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2024 | £400,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2025 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2023 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| April 2024 | £715,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2026 | £735,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2025 | £480,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: SWAN LANE (DENTAL SURGERY) (710 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £378,080** (July 2026). Chelmsford’s average house price was £378,080 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £46,179** (2025). Full-time workers living in Chelmsford earned a median of £46,179 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 39th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.2×** (2025). A home in Chelmsford costs 8.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 123rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 13.1** (2025). Chelmsford has a deprivation score of 13.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 65th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Chelmsford 021C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.2** (2025). Chelmsford 021C has a deprivation score of 15.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,594th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £435,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Chelmsford 021C was £435,000 in 2025. Joint 6,968th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,837** (2021). Chelmsford 021C had 1,837 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,795th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 84.1%** (January 2026). In Chelmsford 021C, 84.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SS11 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £400,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SS11 was £400,000 in 2025. Joint 587th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 18,985** (2021). SS11 had 18,985 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,228th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in SS11 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.2%** (January 2026). In SS11, 90.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford)
- Centre: 51.6228, 0.5307

Council: [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/maldon): Sir John Whittingdale (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.5307,51.6228,SS117JQ

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