Chells Area Guide | £334k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
8,648
Households
3,398
Crimes · Jun '26
12
3,398
Households
White Brit. · 76%
Ethnicity
No religion · 45%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
12
Crimes · Jun '26
£333,643
Median property price
144
Postcodes
3,398
Households
White Brit. · 76%
Ethnicity
No religion · 45%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
12
Crimes · Jun '26
£333,643
Median property price
144
Postcodes

Sold prices in Chells

England & Wales
Property sales · Chells
HM Land Registry · Chells
Average price
£325,666
YoY: +2.8%
Median price: £327,455
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jul '24 – Jun '26Jun '26: 5 sales · avg £346,200
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£363k£312k£261k
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Chells

England & Wales
Crime trends · Chells

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
4
YoY —
1271
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
5
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving

12
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Chells

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Hertfordshire.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Stevenage is the district council. School applications go through Hertfordshire.

Apply for a primary place via Hertfordshire

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Amenities in Chells

GPs make up most of the mapped places

10 GPs · 4 Libraries · 2 Hospitals · 17 in all

  • GPs10
  • Libraries4
  • Hospitals2
  • Museums1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of Chells

Coordinates51.9080, -0.1697
Postcodes
144
Population (Census)
8,648
Households (Census)
3,398
Recorded crime · Jun '26
12

Demographics in Chells

Ethnicity

Total residents: 8,634
White Brit.76.4%
Other White6.9%
African3.0%
Indian1.9%
Other Asian1.8%
+ 3 other groups · 10.0%

Religion

Total residents: 8,645
No religion45.3%
Christian43.4%
Not answered5.7%
Muslim3.1%
Hindu1.2%
+ other · 1.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 8,648
50–6420.3%
35–4919.8%
25–3413.8%
10–158.3%
65–747.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.0%

Households

Total households: 3,398
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.2%
Other13.2%
Any member 66+11.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.8%
+ 8 other households · 39.4%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Chells

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.80 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.80 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Chells