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Chells North

Middle area

North east Stevenage. 6,319 people in 1.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Chells North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£360,000
Joint 2,476th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,435
Joint 3,412th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Chells North

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chells North at a rate of 43.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 118.5 per 1,000 people across Stevenage.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences127
Anti-social behaviour52
Other crime37
Vehicle crime21
Criminal damage and arson17
Burglary11
Drug offences9
Robbery2
Shoplifting0
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Chells North compares

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

Chells NorthMiddle
Median sale price12 middle areas, Stevenage · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Stevenage12 areas from £310,000 to £440,700. The middle area is £337,500. Chells North is £360,000.
£360,000joint 2nd most expensive
Population12 middle areas, Stevenage · 2021
Population: every middle area in Stevenage12 areas from 6,020 to 12,232. The middle area is 6,856. Chells North is 6,435.
6,4354th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares12 middle areas, Stevenage · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Stevenage12 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 28.0%. Chells North is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage12 middle areas, Stevenage · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Stevenage12 areas from 84.6% to 99.9%. The middle area is 97.1%. Chells North is 98.6%.
98.6%3rd highest

Is Chells North safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chells North at a rate of 43.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 118.5 per 1,000 people across Stevenage.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 21 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chells North.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (127), anti-social behaviour (52) and other crime (37).

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 Stevenage

These figures are published for the whole of Stevenage, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Stevenage and not Chells North alone. See Stevenage

Average house price
£316,210
Up 1.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£42,200
99th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.5×
Joint 161st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
18.9
146th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Chells North in brief

The median price paid for a home in Chells North was £360,000 in 2025.

Chells North had 6,435 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Chells North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Chells North, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.