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Chelmsford

Constituency

The south of the East of England. About 111,606 people in 33 square kilometres.

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Population by constituency

Census 2021, England and Wales

Under 93k114k or more

Chelmsford had 107,196 usual residents at the census.

Population
107,196
187th highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 15 to 64
65.3%
165th highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
16.9%
214th lowest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged under 15
17.8%
221st highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Chelmsford compares

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

ChelmsfordMiddle
Population650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Chelmsford is 107,196.
107,196187th highest
Aged 15 to 64650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every constituency in UK650 areas from 52.3% to 82.1%. The middle area is 63.1%. Chelmsford is 65.3%.
65.3%joint 165th highest
Aged 65 and over650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Aged 65 and over: every constituency in UK650 areas from 5.0% to 34.6%. The middle area is 19.3%. Chelmsford is 16.9%.
16.9%joint 214th lowest
Aged under 15650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Aged under 15: every constituency in UK650 areas from 9.7% to 24.9%. The middle area is 17.0%. Chelmsford is 17.8%.
17.8%joint 221st highest

Every constituency ranked: population, aged 15 to 64, aged 65 and over and aged under 15.

Figures for the whole of Chelmsford

Most of Chelmsford lies in Chelmsford. These figures are published for the whole of Chelmsford, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Chelmsford itself. 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
Chelmsford in brief

Chelmsford had 107,196 usual residents at the census.

65.3% of residents in Chelmsford were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

16.9% of residents in Chelmsford were aged 65 or over at the census.

17.8% of residents in Chelmsford were aged under 15 at the census.