Springfield South & Coronation Park

Chelmsford · East of England · population 7,408 · 5 LSOAs

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

94Area Score / 100 ?
  • #396 of 6,856 in England
  • #45 of 746 in East of England
  • #4 of 22 in Chelmsford
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,477
Median age (est.)43
Density3,813per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above36%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 3%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 24%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional14%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades9%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 6%Black: 3%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 87%Asian 6%Black 3%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 39% · Hindu 2%

Born outside the UK: 13%

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 South & Coronation Park is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #396 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 22 in Chelmsford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Employment (90) and lowest on Living environment (62). Typical homes here sold for about £409,000 over the past year, up 17% across five years (from 97 sales), in line with the wider Chelmsford median of £407,500. Typical household take-home income is around £55,224 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 40 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 90 · #718
Employment 90 · #677
Education 85 · #1,040
Health 88 · #814
Crime 79 · #1,458
Housing & access 78 · #1,513
Living environment 62 · #2,624

House prices ?

£409,000median (12m) · +3.2% yr · n=97
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£409,00097+3.2%+16.9%
Detached£551,00028+2.3%+1.8%
Semi-detached£415,00027+1.2%+19.6%
Terraced£370,00035+11.7%+23.3%
Flat£180,0007-16.3%0.0%
This area£409,000
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)£55,224±£7,910 · #454 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£39,952
Price-to-income ?7.4×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 ?

66Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

40 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 300 offences
Chelmsford75
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,288 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences132
Theft81
Burglary19
Vehicle crime16
Criminal damage & arson17
Public order & weapons15
Drugs9
Robbery5
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 34 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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