# South Woodham Ferrers Town in Chelmsford, East of England. South Woodham Ferrers is a town in Chelmsford, East of England. Median sale price £368,500 in 2025. Recorded crime 50.7 per 1,000 people. About 15,870 people. Town. Code E63004660. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) South Woodham Ferrers is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for South Woodham Ferrers 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: £368,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Woodham Ferrers was £368,500 in 2025. 240th 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/south-woodham-ferrers#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 16,029** (2021). South Woodham Ferrers had 16,029 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 556th least 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/south-woodham-ferrers#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in South Woodham Ferrers 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/south-woodham-ferrers#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.5%** (January 2026). In South Woodham Ferrers, 88.5% 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/south-woodham-ferrers#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63004660) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in South Woodham Ferrers 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=E63004660) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 252 homes were sold in South Woodham Ferrers in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63004660) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for South Woodham Ferrers. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63004660) (Census 2021, England and Wales): South Woodham Ferrers had 16,029 usual residents at the census. ## How South Woodham Ferrers compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | South Woodham Ferrers | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £368,500 | 53rd most expensive | 130 towns, East of England · 2025 | | Population | 16,029 | 56th least 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 | 88.5% | 42nd lowest | 130 towns, East of England · Jan 2026 | ## Is South Woodham Ferrers safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Woodham Ferrers at a rate of 50.7 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, 81 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in South Woodham Ferrers. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (321), shoplifting (164) and other crime (112). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in South Woodham Ferrers was 36.4 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 South Woodham Ferrers, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so South Woodham Ferrers has no single figure. Of its 11 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in South Woodham Ferrers | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Chelmsford 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021611) | 1,406 | 27.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 75.1% | | [Chelmsford 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021612) | 1,457 | 26.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.3% | | [Chelmsford 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021613) | 1,866 | 125.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 73.9% | | [Chelmsford 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021614) | 1,767 | 141.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 85.0% | | [Chelmsford 019E](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021615) | 1,521 | 25.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.4% | | [Chelmsford 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021605) | 1,177 | 15.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.4% | | [Chelmsford 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021606) | 1,620 | 40.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.6% | | [Chelmsford 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021607) | 1,469 | 29.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.9% | | [Chelmsford 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021608) | 1,129 | 31.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 75.1% | | [Chelmsford 020E](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021609) | 1,352 | 12.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.7% | | [Chelmsford 020F](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021610) | 1,262 | 30.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 92.8% | ## 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. ## Council [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) ## Postcode districts covering South Woodham Ferrers [CM3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm3) ## Middle areas in South Woodham Ferrers [South Woodham Ferrers North](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/south-woodham-ferrers-north), [South Woodham Ferrers South](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/south-woodham-ferrers-south) ## Towns near South Woodham Ferrers [Rayleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rayleigh), [Runwell](https://openindex.co.uk/town/runwell), [Hockley and Hawkwell](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hockley-and-hawkwell), [Wickford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wickford), [Thundersley and South Benfleet](https://openindex.co.uk/town/thundersley-and-south-benfleet), [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) ## South Woodham Ferrers in brief South Woodham Ferrers is a town in Chelmsford, East of England. About 15,870 people lived in South Woodham Ferrers in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £368,500 in 2025 across 252 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 50.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in South Woodham Ferrers was £368,500 in 2025. South Woodham Ferrers had 16,029 usual residents at the census. About 0% of people in South Woodham Ferrers live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In South Woodham Ferrers, 88.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: E63004660 - Constituency: [Maldon †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/maldon) - 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: 3.59 km² - People, mid-2024: 15,870* - Neighbourhoods: 11 - Output areas: 53 * 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 [Rayleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rayleigh), [Runwell](https://openindex.co.uk/town/runwell), [Hockley and Hawkwell](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hockley-and-hawkwell), [Wickford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wickford), [Thundersley and South Benfleet](https://openindex.co.uk/town/thundersley-and-south-benfleet), [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) ## Latest updates for South Woodham Ferrers - 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/E63004660 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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