Springfield North

Chelmsford · East of England · population 10,278 · 7 LSOAs

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

87Area Score / 100 ?
  • #903 of 6,856 in England
  • #108 of 746 in East of England
  • #6 of 22 in Chelmsford
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,997
Median age (est.)40
Density3,215per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above34%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 9%25–44 29%45–64 24%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 42%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 42%Social rent 8%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 10%Other: 14%
One person 27%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 10%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors14%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 83%Asian: 8%Black: 4%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 83%Asian 8%Black 4%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 40% · Hindu 3%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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

Springfield North is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #903 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #6 of 22 in Chelmsford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Employment (84) and lowest on Housing & access (57). Typical homes here sold for about £450,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 150 sales), 10% above the wider Chelmsford median of £407,500. Typical household take-home income is around £48,979 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 48 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 81 · #1,294
Employment 84 · #1,122
Education 79 · #1,410
Health 77 · #1,547
Crime 68 · #2,164
Housing & access 57 · #2,925
Living environment 78 · #1,479

House prices ?

£450,000median (12m) · +9.8% yr · n=150
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£450,000150+9.8%+4.7%
Detached£550,000440.0%-4.3%
Semi-detached£478,75038+22.0%+12.0%
Terraced£386,00048+4.3%+20.8%
Flat£190,00020-11.6%-6.9%
This area£450,000
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)£48,979±£7,013 · #1,239 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,961
Price-to-income ?9.2×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 ?

49Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

48 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 494 offences
Chelmsford75
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,947 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences279
Theft83
Burglary13
Vehicle crime29
Criminal damage & arson33
Public order & weapons30
Drugs17
Robbery1
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 49 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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