# Chelmsford

Town in Chelmsford, East of England.

Chelmsford is a town in Chelmsford, East of England. Median sale price £385,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 98.9 per 1,000 people. About 115,781 people.

Town. Code E63004442. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford)

Chelmsford is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Chelmsford add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £385,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Chelmsford was £385,000 in 2025. Joint 205th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/chelmsford#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 110,612** (2021). Chelmsford had 110,612 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 96th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/chelmsford#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Chelmsford 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/chelmsford#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.3%** (January 2026). In Chelmsford, 94.3% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/chelmsford#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63004442) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Chelmsford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63004442) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 1,750 homes were sold in Chelmsford in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63004442) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Chelmsford.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63004442) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Chelmsford had 110,612 usual residents at the census.

## How Chelmsford compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Chelmsford | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £385,000 | joint 44th most expensive | 130 towns, East of England · 2025 |
| Population | 110,612 | 10th most populated | 130 towns, East of England · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 130 towns, East of England · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 94.3% | joint 42nd highest | 130 towns, East of England · Jan 2026 |

## Is Chelmsford safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chelmsford at a rate of 98.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 80.2 per 1,000 people across East of England.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 1,120 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chelmsford.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (4,612), other crime (1,953) and shoplifting (1,404).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Chelmsford was 92.8 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in Chelmsford, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Chelmsford has no single figure. Of its 69 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 15 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 19 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Chelmsford

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chelmsford 001F](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01034082) | 1,685 | 90.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.9% |
| [Chelmsford 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021587) | 1,465 | 70.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Chelmsford 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021590) | 1,404 | 35.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.5% |
| [Chelmsford 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021591) | 1,616 | 25.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Chelmsford 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021597) | 1,562 | 84.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.9% |
| [Chelmsford 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021598) | 1,613 | 65.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.6% |
| [Chelmsford 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021600) | 1,142 | 15.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.8% |
| [Chelmsford 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021601) | 1,524 | 136.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.8% |
| [Chelmsford 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021617) | 1,316 | 97.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 87.3% |
| [Chelmsford 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021619) | 1,428 | 23.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 86.3% |
| [Chelmsford 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021620) | 1,465 | 35.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 79.2% |
| [Chelmsford 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021623) | 1,240 | 20.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.0% |
| [Chelmsford 004F](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021624) | 1,226 | 35.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.6% |
| [Chelmsford 004G](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01034083) | 1,517 | 116.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
| [Chelmsford 004H](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01034084) | 1,804 | 17.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.1% |
| [Chelmsford 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01033142) | 2,146 | 26.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.9% |
| [Chelmsford 005F](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01033144) | 1,779 | 62.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.2% |
| [Chelmsford 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021576) | 1,710 | 110.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.6% |
| [Chelmsford 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021588) | 1,376 | 118.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.1% |
| [Chelmsford 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021589) | 1,577 | 70.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 78.3% |
| [Chelmsford 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021592) | 1,633 | 120.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.6% |
| [Chelmsford 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021596) | 1,611 | 125.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Chelmsford 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021618) | 1,431 | 28.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.8% |
| [Chelmsford 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021621) | 1,579 | 29.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.4% |
| [Chelmsford 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021622) | 1,523 | 45.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.6% |
| [Chelmsford 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021625) | 1,448 | 30.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.9% |
| [Chelmsford 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021626) | 1,493 | 95.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% |
| [Chelmsford 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021544) | 1,263 | 256.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.7% |
| [Chelmsford 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021545) | 1,565 | 31.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.7% |
| [Chelmsford 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021546) | 1,404 | 30.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.2% |
| [Chelmsford 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021547) | 1,461 | 160.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.7% |
| [Chelmsford 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021628) | 1,838 | 28.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.3% |
| [Chelmsford 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021629) | 1,816 | 57.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.4% |
| [Chelmsford 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021573) | 1,778 | 155.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.6% |
| [Chelmsford 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021575) | 1,700 | 69.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.2% |
| [Chelmsford 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021599) | 1,837 | 72.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.6% |
| [Chelmsford 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021631) | 1,920 | 89.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Chelmsford 009F](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01033138) | 1,474 | 216.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.3% |
| [Chelmsford 009G](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01033139) | 1,640 | 55.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.4% |
| [Chelmsford 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021632) | 1,566 | 38.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.7% |
| [Chelmsford 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021556) | 2,150 | 81.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.9% |
| [Chelmsford 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021577) | 1,547 | 70.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.2% |
| [Chelmsford 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021579) | 1,801 | 15.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.3% |
| [Chelmsford 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021580) | 1,469 | 32.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Chelmsford 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021584) | 1,257 | 26.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| [Chelmsford 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021548) | 1,228 | 82.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.9% |
| [Chelmsford 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021560) | 1,696 | 55.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.5% |
| [Chelmsford 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021561) | 1,839 | 24.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.0% |
| [Chelmsford 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021564) | 1,527 | 43.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.2% |
| [Chelmsford 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021562) | 1,719 | 67.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.7% |
| [Chelmsford 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021563) | 1,731 | 96.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.8% |
| [Chelmsford 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021565) | 1,650 | 92.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.7% |
| [Chelmsford 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021566) | 1,651 | 41.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 91.7% |
| [Chelmsford 014F](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01033137) | 1,601 | 58.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 84.6% |
| [Chelmsford 014G](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01033145) | 1,538 | 48.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 90.9% |
| [Chelmsford 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021557) | 1,263 | 18.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| [Chelmsford 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021558) | 1,177 | 38.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.1% |
| [Chelmsford 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021583) | 1,593 | 55.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.3% |
| [Chelmsford 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021585) | 1,263 | 17.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Chelmsford 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021586) | 1,541 | 32.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.6% |
| [Chelmsford 017E](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021559) | 1,387 | 16.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.5% |
| [Chelmsford 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01034089) | 2,305 | 90.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.9% |
| [Chelmsford 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021627) | 1,590 | 162.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.7% |
| [Chelmsford 022C](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01034090) | 1,310 | 603.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 89.4% |
| [Chelmsford 022D](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01033140) | 2,049 | 426.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 88.3% |
| [Chelmsford 023A](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01034091) | 1,269 | 312.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 88.2% |
| [Chelmsford 023B](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01034092) | 1,243 | 768.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 82.3% |
| [Chelmsford 023C](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021582) | 2,091 | 74.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.3% |
| [Chelmsford 023D](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021578) | 1,824 | 45.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 85.1% |

## Your MP

- [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chelmsford): Marie Goldman (Liberal Democrat), 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.

## Council

[Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford)

## Postcode districts covering Chelmsford

[CM1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm1), [CM2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm2)

## Middle areas in Chelmsford

[Central Chelmsford East](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/central-chelmsford-east), [Central Chelmsford West](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/central-chelmsford-west), [Chelmer Village](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/chelmer-village), [Great Baddow North & East](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/great-baddow-north-and-east), [Great Baddow South & West](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/great-baddow-south-and-west), [Melbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/melbourne), [Melbourne Park, Chignall & Pleshey](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/melbourne-park-chignall-and-pleshey), [Moulsham East](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/moulsham-east), [Moulsham West](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/moulsham-west), [South Broomfield](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/south-broomfield), [Springfield North](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/springfield-north), [Springfield South & Coronation Park](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/springfield-south-and-coronation-park), [Waterhouse Lane & Admirals Park](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/waterhouse-lane-and-admirals-park)

## Towns near Chelmsford

[Billericay](https://openindex.co.uk/town/billericay), [Witham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/witham), [Runwell](https://openindex.co.uk/town/runwell), [South Woodham Ferrers](https://openindex.co.uk/town/south-woodham-ferrers), [Wickford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wickford), [Great Notley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/great-notley)

## Chelmsford in brief

Chelmsford is a town in Chelmsford, East of England.
About 115,781 people lived in Chelmsford in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £385,000 in 2025 across 1,750 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 98.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Chelmsford was £385,000 in 2025.
Chelmsford had 110,612 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Chelmsford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Chelmsford, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63004442
- Constituency: [Chelmsford †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chelmsford)
- Council: [Chelmsford †](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford)
- Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 25.56 km²
- People, mid-2024: 115,781*
- Neighbourhoods: 69
- Output areas: 356

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Billericay](https://openindex.co.uk/town/billericay), [Witham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/witham), [Runwell](https://openindex.co.uk/town/runwell), [South Woodham Ferrers](https://openindex.co.uk/town/south-woodham-ferrers), [Wickford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wickford), [Great Notley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/great-notley)

## Latest updates for Chelmsford

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63004442

## How to cite

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