South Woodham Ferrers North

Chelmsford · East of England · population 8,002 · 5 LSOAs

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

82Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,205 of 6,856 in England
  • #161 of 746 in East of England
  • #7 of 22 in Chelmsford
  • Least deprived 10-20%
Compare this area →

People living here Census 2021

Residents8,020
Median age (est.)43
Density1,539per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above25%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 26%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 3%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 26%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative12%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 46% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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

South Woodham Ferrers North is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,205 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 22 in Chelmsford. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Health (94) but weak on Housing & access (18). Typical homes here sold for about £365,000 over the past year, up 11% across five years (from 124 sales), 10% below the wider Chelmsford median of £407,500. Typical household take-home income is around £46,031 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 59 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 85 · #1,026
Employment 91 · #642
Education 52 · #3,268
Health 94 · #382
Crime 86 · #951
Housing & access 18 · #5,605
Living environment 91 · #594

House prices ?

£365,000median (12m) · -3.9% yr · n=124
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£365,000124-3.9%+10.6%
Detached£450,00036-1.9%+16.1%
Semi-detached£375,00045-3.8%+13.6%
Terraced£346,50019+21.6%+8.5%
Flat£163,25024-16.3%-9.1%
This area£365,000
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)£46,031±£6,462 · #1,844 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,516
Price-to-income ?7.9×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

73Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

59 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 473 offences
Chelmsford75
East of England70
England83

Rank #2,805 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences191
Theft154
Burglary7
Vehicle crime13
Criminal damage & arson28
Public order & weapons38
Drugs29
Robbery7
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 39 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 →

Official sources

Nearby areas

The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.

Other areas in Chelmsford

Similar areas across England

Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.