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Great Baddow East

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Central Chelmsford. About 8,764 people in 4.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Great Baddow East, 94.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
8,514
3,142nd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
59.4%
2,185th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Great Baddow East compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Great Baddow EastMiddle
Population24 wards, Chelmsford · 2021
Population: every ward in Chelmsford24 areas from 3,198 to 13,333. The middle area is 6,839. Great Baddow East is 8,514.
8,5148th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage24 wards, Chelmsford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Chelmsford24 areas from 39.3% to 98.5%. The middle area is 93.0%. Great Baddow East is 94.6%.
94.6%8th highest
Claimant rate24 wards, Chelmsford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Chelmsford24 areas from 1.7% to 4.6%. The middle area is 2.3%. Great Baddow East is 3.3%.
3.3%joint 5th highest
Aged 15 to 6424 wards, Chelmsford · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Chelmsford24 areas from 56.5% to 73.6%. The middle area is 61.6%. Great Baddow East is 59.4%.
59.4%7th lowest

Figures for the whole of Chelmsford

These figures are published for the whole of Chelmsford, not for each ward, so they describe all of Chelmsford and not Great Baddow East 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
Great Baddow East in brief

Great Baddow East had 8,514 usual residents at the census.

In Great Baddow East, 94.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Great Baddow East, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

59.4% of residents in Great Baddow East were aged 15 to 64 at the census.