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Central Chelmsford West

Middle area

Central Chelmsford. 7,349 people in 1.1 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Central Chelmsford West’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£270,000
3,117th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,427
3,394th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Central Chelmsford West compares

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Median sale price22 middle areas, Chelmsford · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Chelmsford22 areas from £270,000 to £752,000. The middle area is £402,500. Central Chelmsford West is £270,000.
£270,000joint lowest
Population22 middle areas, Chelmsford · 2021
Population: every middle area in Chelmsford22 areas from 6,427 to 10,349. The middle area is 8,013. Central Chelmsford West is 6,427.
6,427lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage22 middle areas, Chelmsford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Chelmsford22 areas from 50.1% to 98.7%. The middle area is 92.7%. Central Chelmsford West is 87.9%.
87.9%6th lowest
Claimant rate22 middle areas, Chelmsford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Chelmsford22 areas from 1.6% to 5.3%. The middle area is 2.5%. Central Chelmsford West is 3.9%.
3.9%joint 2nd highest

Figures for the whole of Chelmsford

These figures are published for the whole of Chelmsford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Chelmsford and not Central Chelmsford West alone. See Chelmsford

Average house price
£378,080
Down 2.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£46,179
39th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.2×
123rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.1
65th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Central Chelmsford West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Central Chelmsford West was £270,000 in 2025.

Central Chelmsford West had 6,427 usual residents at the census.

In Central Chelmsford West, 87.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Central Chelmsford West, 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.