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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004492

Chelmer Village

Chelmer Village is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,348 residents in Chelmsford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,348

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,961

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,900.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.0%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Tonbridge South & Haysden, Tonbridge and Malling8,602 residents · 64.1% owned · 16.5% no carNewport Pagnell South, Milton Keynes8,108 residents · 70.5% owned · 13.2% no carMandeville & Elm Farm, Buckinghamshire9,161 residents · 67.8% owned · 14.6% no carKingshill & Okus, Swindon8,572 residents · 65.6% owned · 15.7% no carKnaphill, Woking8,342 residents · 69.0% owned · 11.7% no carAbbey Field, Colchester8,081 residents · 63.9% owned · 16.5% no car

Most similar within Chelmsford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Waterhouse Lane & Admirals Park, Chelmsford10,349 residents · 57.8% owned · 20.3% no carSpringfield North, Chelmsford9,998 residents · 75.0% owned · 12.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chelmer Village

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned66.7%
2,641 households
Private rented20.1%
797 households
Social rented12.6%
501 households
Shared ownership0.6%
22 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Chelmer Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached34%
1,347 households
Detached24.3%
964 households
Terraced20.4%
807 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.1%
756 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
63 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Chelmer Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.5%
1,882 households
2 cars or vans in household30%
1,188 households
No cars or vans in household13.1%
521 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.4%
371 households
Chelmer Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38%
1,504 households
2 bedrooms26.2%
1,038 households
4 or more bedrooms23%
911 households
1 bedroom12.8%
508 households
Chelmer Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.6%
2,639 households
One-person household28.9%
1,144 households
Other household types4.5%
179 households
Chelmer Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.4%
1,323 households
1 person in household28.9%
1,145 households
3 people in household17.4%
689 households
4 people in household15.3%
608 households
5 people in household3.5%
138 households
6 people in household1.1%
44 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chelmer Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.8%
1,662 residents
15–2918%
1,680 residents
30–4422.4%
2,094 residents
45–6428.5%
2,661 residents
65 and over13.4%
1,253 residents
Chelmer Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.1%
8,232 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.1%
480 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
325 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.4%
223 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
88 residents
Chelmer Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36%
2,728 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18%
1,362 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
1,199 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.8%
972 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
754 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
355 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
205 residents aged 16 and over
Chelmer Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.7%
5,283 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.4%
2,155 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Chelmer Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.1%
1,822 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.6%
1,336 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.3%
1,083 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.3%
777 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.8%
741 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
705 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
391 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%
375 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.5%
341 residents aged 16 and over
Chelmer Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.7%
4,922 residents
Good health33.9%
3,165 residents
Fair health10.6%
988 residents
Bad health2.2%
207 residents
Very bad health0.7%
65 residents
Chelmer Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.1%
8,138 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.9%
1,210 residents
Chelmer Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.9%
2,255 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31%
1,229 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.6%
380 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
91 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Chelmer Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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