Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004503

South Woodham Ferrers North

South Woodham Ferrers North is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,017 residents in Chelmsford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,017

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,275

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,538.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.9%

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.

Narborough, Blaby8,680 residents · 78.9% owned · 9.9% no carWickford Shotgate, Basildon8,436 residents · 85.1% owned · 8.3% no carWest Totton, New Forest8,007 residents · 75.1% owned · 8.6% no carLoose Valley & Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone9,052 residents · 80.5% owned · 9.9% no carYate North, South Gloucestershire8,612 residents · 78.1% owned · 8.9% no carLangdon Hills, Basildon9,044 residents · 77.4% owned · 9.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Woodham Ferrers North

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

Tenure

Owned80.7%
2,643 households
Private rented15.8%
517 households
Social rented2.5%
83 households
Shared ownership0.9%
31 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
South Woodham Ferrers North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached38.5%
1,263 households
Semi-detached34.8%
1,142 households
Terraced12.6%
414 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.4%
405 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
34 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
South Woodham Ferrers North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.2%
1,285 households
2 cars or vans in household36.5%
1,195 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15%
493 households
No cars or vans in household9.3%
305 households
South Woodham Ferrers North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.4%
1,390 households
4 or more bedrooms31.7%
1,040 households
2 bedrooms18.1%
592 households
1 bedroom7.8%
256 households
South Woodham Ferrers North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.6%
2,312 households
One-person household25.8%
847 households
Other household types3.6%
118 households
South Woodham Ferrers North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.2%
1,155 households
1 person in household25.8%
847 households
3 people in household16.3%
533 households
4 people in household16.1%
527 households
5 people in household5.1%
168 households
6 people in household1.1%
35 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Woodham Ferrers North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%
1,437 residents
15–2916%
1,283 residents
30–4419%
1,527 residents
45–6425.7%
2,063 residents
65 and over21.3%
1,710 residents
South Woodham Ferrers North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.7%
7,671 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
124 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
96 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
93 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
33 residents
South Woodham Ferrers North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.9%
1,617 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.5%
1,266 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.7%
1,149 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.8%
1,026 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.3%
863 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
415 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
149 residents aged 16 and over
South Woodham Ferrers North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.9%
4,078 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.6%
2,307 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
102 residents aged 16 and over
South Woodham Ferrers North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.4%
1,520 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.6%
1,013 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.6%
880 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.7%
760 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
747 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.1%
588 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
383 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.7%
302 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
293 residents aged 16 and over
South Woodham Ferrers North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.9%
4,157 residents
Good health34.1%
2,735 residents
Fair health11%
881 residents
Bad health2.3%
184 residents
Very bad health0.7%
60 residents
South Woodham Ferrers North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.9%
6,963 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.1%
1,054 residents
South Woodham Ferrers North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.5%
1,788 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
1,116 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.8%
320 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
53 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
South Woodham Ferrers North · 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.

Browse every neighbourhood in Chelmsford

Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

Shared catalogue checked 2026-08-28: 88 candidate data layers listed. Catalogue presence is not publication approval; only separately approved public projections may be shown.