Writtle & Highwood
Chelmsford · East of England · population 8,301 · 6 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,185 of 6,856 in England
- #293 of 746 in East of England
- #13 of 22 in Chelmsford
- Less deprived (top 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 23% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 23% |
| Managers & directors | 17% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Administrative | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 53% · No religion 39% · Hindu 1%
Born outside the UK: 8%
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
Writtle & Highwood is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,185 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 22 in Chelmsford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (80) and lowest on Housing & access (35). Typical homes here sold for about £485,000 over the past year, up 23% across five years (from 107 sales), 19% above the wider Chelmsford median of £407,500. Typical household take-home income is around £45,019 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 51 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £485,000 | 107 | +2.1% | +22.8% |
| Detached | £775,000 | 30 | +24.5% | +47.6% |
| Semi-detached | £475,000 | 47 | 0.0% | +21.0% |
| Terraced | £447,500 | 21 | +28.6% | +28.6% |
| Flat | £255,000 | 9 | +5.8% | +19.4% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #4,649 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #2,171 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 157 |
| Theft | 89 |
| Burglary | 26 |
| Vehicle crime | 35 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 36 |
| Public order & weapons | 25 |
| Drugs | 35 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Other | 15 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 23 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.
- East DidsburyManchester68£376,500
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- Norden East & Bagslate MoorRochdale68£310,000
- Blackrod & Butterwick FieldsBolton68£233,750
- Catterick & Brompton-on-SwaleNorth Yorkshire68£228,000
- North HeatonNewcastle upon Tyne68£225,000