Galleywood

Chelmsford · East of England · population 6,970 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

72Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,952 of 6,856 in England
  • #259 of 746 in East of England
  • #11 of 22 in Chelmsford
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,048
Median age (est.)46
Density596per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above30%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 22%45–64 27%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 16%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 10%Other: 19%
One person 26%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 10%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional15%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 2%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 2%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 39% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Galleywood is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,952 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 22 in Chelmsford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (78) and lowest on Crime (51). Typical homes here sold for about £397,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 72 sales), in line with the wider Chelmsford median of £407,500. Typical household take-home income is around £47,536 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 56 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 62 · #2,603
Employment 58 · #2,905
Education 74 · #1,815
Health 78 · #1,479
Crime 51 · #3,384
Housing & access 58 · #2,863
Living environment 74 · #1,746

House prices ?

£397,500median (12m) · -1.9% yr · n=72
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£397,50072-1.9%+4.6%
Detached£587,50020-4.5%+7.8%
Semi-detached£458,75022+8.6%+20.7%
Terraced£352,00025+0.6%+18.3%
Flat£185,0005-10.6%+8.8%
This area£397,500
Chelmsford£407,500
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£47,536±£6,736 · #1,540 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,247
Price-to-income ?8.4×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

55Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

56 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 392 offences
Chelmsford75
East of England70
England83

Rank #2,575 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences181
Theft58
Burglary35
Vehicle crime26
Criminal damage & arson33
Public order & weapons24
Drugs20
Robbery3
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 32 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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