Chells South

Stevenage · East of England · population 6,839 · 4 LSOAs

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

54Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,151 of 6,856 in England
  • #431 of 746 in East of England
  • #4 of 12 in Stevenage
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,825
Median age (est.)38
Density4,882per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above25%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 11%25–44 28%45–64 26%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 23%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 23%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 15%Other: 15%
One person 24%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 15%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary11%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 84%Asian: 6%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 84%Asian 6%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 42% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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

Chells South sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,151 of 6,856 in England, and #4 of 12 in Stevenage. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (96) but weak on Education (35). Typical homes here sold for about £325,000 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 93 sales), 6% below the wider Stevenage median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £45,517 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 69 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 44 · #3,809
Employment 52 · #3,302
Education 35 · #4,481
Health 43 · #3,912
Crime 39 · #4,152
Housing & access 58 · #2,863
Living environment 96 · #252

House prices ?

£325,000median (12m) · +0.8% yr · n=93
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£325,00093+0.8%+16.1%
Detached£555,0006
Semi-detached£343,7508-1.8%-4.1%
Terraced£325,00071-0.8%+16.1%
Flat£225,00080.0%+5.1%
This area£325,000
Stevenage£345,000
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)£45,517±£6,453 · #1,960 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,893
Price-to-income ?7.1×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 ?

62Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

69 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 471 offences
Stevenage97
East of England70
England83

Rank #3,463 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences246
Theft72
Burglary5
Vehicle crime35
Criminal damage & arson35
Public order & weapons41
Drugs18
Robbery7
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 108 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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