1,267
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 53%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
11 · 3.4 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£575,200
Median property price
166
Postcodes
Overview of Chelmsford Rural West
Coordinates51.7581, 0.3864
Postcodes
166
Population (Census)
3,205
Households (Census)
1,267
Recorded crime · May '26
11 · 3.4 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Chelmsford Rural West
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.37 (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 5.37 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Chelmsford Rural West
Property sales · Chelmsford Rural West
HM Land Registry · Chelmsford Rural West
Average price
£679,382
YoY: -1.2%
Median price: £575,200
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Mar '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £675,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.1m£749k£355k
Mar '24Sep '24Mar '25Oct '25May '26
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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 Chelmsford Rural West
Crime trends · Chelmsford Rural West
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
ASB
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +300%
Vehicle Crime
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Demographics in Chelmsford Rural West
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.5%
Other White2.8%
Indian1.8%
+ other · 4.0%
Religion
Christian53.5%
No religion38.5%
Not answered5.2%
Hindu1.1%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
50–6423.1%
35–4918.9%
65–7411.8%
25–349.0%
75–847.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.3%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.7%
All members 66+13.7%
Any member 66+11.8%
Other9.6%
+ 7 other households · 31.6%
Schools in Chelmsford Rural West
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Highwood Primary School
Essex · CM1 3QH
Good
3.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Roxwell Church of England Primary School
Essex · CM1 4PE
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Chelmsford Rural West
Postcodes in Chelmsford Rural West
CM1 3FFCM1 3PXCM1 3PZCM1 3QDCM1 3QECM1 3QFCM1 3QGCM1 3QHCM1 3QJCM1 3QLCM1 3QPCM1 3QRCM1 3QSCM1 3QTCM1 3QUCM1 3QWCM1 3QYCM1 3QZCM1 3RACM1 3RBCM1 3RDCM1 3RECM1 3RGCM1 3RHCM1 3RQCM1 3SGCM1 3SHCM1 3SJCM1 3SLCM1 3SNCM1 3SPCM1 3SRCM1 3WSCM1 4BBCM1 4FLCM1 4FNCM1 4FPCM1 4FTCM1 4FUCM1 4FWCM1 4FYCM1 4GJCM1 4GPCM1 4GRCM1 4GSCM1 4LBCM1 4LDCM1 4LECM1 4LFCM1 4LGCM1 4LHCM1 4LJCM1 4LLCM1 4LNCM1 4LPCM1 4LQCM1 4LRCM1 4LSCM1 4LTCM1 4LUCM1 4LWCM1 4LXCM1 4LYCM1 4LZCM1 4NACM1 4NBCM1 4NHCM1 4NJCM1 4NLCM1 4NNCM1 4NPCM1 4NRCM1 4NSCM1 4NTCM1 4NUCM1 4NWCM1 4NXCM1 4NYCM1 4NZCM1 4PACM1 4PBCM1 4PDCM1 4PECM1 4PFCM1 4PGCM1 4PHCM1 4PPCM1 4PQCM1 4PRCM1 4PUCM1 4QACM1 4QHCM1 4QJCM1 4RGCM1 4RLCM1 4RNCM1 4RPCM1 4RRCM1 4RSCM1 4RTCM1 4RUCM1 4RXCM1 4RYCM1 4RZCM1 4SACM1 4SBCM1 4SDCM1 4SECM1 4SFCM1 4SGCM1 4SHCM1 4SJCM1 4SLCM1 4SQCM1 4SSCM1 4STCM1 4SUCM1 4SXCM1 4SYCM1 4SZ