2,649
Households
White Brit. · 43%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Among the least deprived
Avg IMD
28 · 3.6 per 1k
Crimes · Apr '26
£246,333
Median property price
81
Postcodes
Overview of South Chafford
Coordinates51.4850, 0.2935
Postcodes
81
Population (Census)
7,684
Households (Census)
2,649
Recorded crime · Apr '26
28 · 3.6 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for South Chafford
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the least deprived
Mean decile 8.91 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the least deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 8.91 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in South Chafford
Property sales · South Chafford
HM Land Registry · South Chafford
Average price
£338,470
YoY: -7.8%
Median price: £347,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £345,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£483k£353k£224k
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
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 South Chafford
Crime trends · South Chafford
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearMay '24 – Apr '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
20135
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
8
YoY -53%
ASB
840
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
3
YoY -40%
Vehicle Crime
1493
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
3
YoY -25%
Burglary
210
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
630
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
2
YoY stable
Demographics in South Chafford
Ethnicity
White Brit.42.6%
African15.4%
Other White14.2%
Indian5.7%
Pakistani3.2%
+ 9 other groups · 19.0%
Religion
Christian52.3%
No religion27.3%
Muslim8.5%
Not answered5.5%
Hindu3.4%
+ 1 other religions · 3.0%
Age groups
35–4927.8%
50–6416.0%
25–3415.5%
10–1510.4%
5–97.7%
+ 5 other age groups · 22.6%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children29.1%
Other15.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.0%
+ 8 other households · 31.1%
Schools in South Chafford
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Thurrock · RM16 6SA
Outstanding
0.2 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred
Thurrock · RM16 6SA
Outstanding
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Harris Primary Academy Mayflower
Thurrock · RM16 6SA
Outstanding
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Warren Primary School
Thurrock · RM16 6NB
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in South Chafford
Postcodes in South Chafford
RM16 6AGRM16 6APRM16 6AQRM16 6AWRM16 6AYRM16 6AZRM16 6BBRM16 6BDRM16 6BERM16 6BFRM16 6BGRM16 6BHRM16 6BJRM16 6BLRM16 6BNRM16 6BPRM16 6BQRM16 6BSRM16 6BTRM16 6BURM16 6BWRM16 6BXRM16 6BYRM16 6DARM16 6DDRM16 6DERM16 6DFRM16 6DGRM16 6DJRM16 6EARM16 6EBRM16 6EDRM16 6ELRM16 6ENRM16 6EWRM16 6GXRM16 6HHRM16 6LPRM16 6LQRM16 6LRRM16 6LSRM16 6LTRM16 6LURM16 6LWRM16 6LXRM16 6LYRM16 6LZRM16 6NARM16 6NBRM16 6NDRM16 6NERM16 6NFRM16 6NGRM16 6NHRM16 6NJRM16 6NLRM16 6NNRM16 6NPRM16 6NQRM16 6NRRM16 6NWRM16 6QQRM16 6RHRM16 6RJRM16 6RLRM16 6RNRM16 6RPRM16 6RQRM16 6RRRM16 6RTRM16 6RURM16 6SARM16 6YARM16 6YBRM16 6YDRM16 6YERM16 6YJRM16 6YLRM16 6YNRM16 6YRRM16 6YS