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CM2 7

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8,682 people · median £419,000 · Chelmsford

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Chelmsford Council · Liberal Democrat-controlled 31/57 seats · 54% · OCD 2026

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Who lives here? This postcode sector

Population8,682

0–14

16%

15–24

10%

25–44

23%

45–64

26%

65+

25%

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Median age46.1

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

Employment rate61%

Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.

Unemployed · of economically active residents4.2%

Self-employed · of people in work16.7%

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Retired23%

ONS Census 2021

Degree-level qualified32%

Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.

No formal qualifications17.1%

Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021

Good or very good health85%

Residents who described their general health as good or very good.

Average life-satisfaction rating 7.55/10

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Happiness7.79/10

Feels worthwhile7.66/10

Anxiety (lower = better)2.76/10

Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 8/10 · improved since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 75% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 8/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 8/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 75% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 7 in 2019 — has improved since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

7.5/10

Employment

7.6/10

Education & skills

8.1/10

Health & disability

7.8/10

Crime

4.9/10

Housing & services

6.6/10

Living environment

6.1/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

76%

own their home

91%

White
largest ethnic group · next: Asian 4%

ONS Census 2021

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