Chelmsford

10°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 10° / 9° · 24% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:57Sunset 16:25

9h 28m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

53US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Stanford-le-Hope Roadside, United Kingdom

• 7.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.4% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

640 reported · August 2026▲ 28% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences239
• Shoplifting115
• Anti-social behaviour85
• Drugs45

114 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Chelmsford Town · Essex

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

307 reported road collisions (2025)

86 killed or seriously injured · 378 casualties · 16.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 445 rated 4–5 ★ (408 top)
• 10 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Chelmsford (0.1 km)
• 72 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£376,682 average▼ 2.4% YoY

Across Chelmsford · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,439 average monthly rent▲ 2.4% YoY

• 1 bed £1,059
• 2 bed £1,291
• 3 bed £1,543

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

10.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.7 times median annual pay (11.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

2,400 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (2.5 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

29 charging locations within ~8 km

• 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: BMM-CP-000499 (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres8
• Gyms11
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches57
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds24

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

181,523 residents in Chelmsford · 536/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK12,861
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK11,516
• Net moves+1,345

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 233 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,300 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (29% of 81,730)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

87 schools · 31,575 pupils

55 primary · 10 secondary · 22 other

Ofsted: 27 of 31 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (87%)

72 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Chelmsford

1,574 CQC-registered services

• Care homes408
• GP practices229
• Dentists312
• Homecare agencies474
• Hospitals & hospices40

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 17 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Essex

• Not in the Green Belt
• 135 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

291 applications decided

83.8% granted · 244 granted, 47 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Marie Goldman

Liberal Democrat

Chelmsford

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Con 18
• LD 30
• Ref 2
• Oth 7

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools16
• GPs & clinics7
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets8
• Parks & greens82
• Restaurants & cafés168

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,495 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

1,282 jobs advertised · £41,912 avg

e.g. HGV Class 1 Driver - Chelmsford, Chartered Building Surveyor (Outside IR35), Principal EICA Engineer

Source: Adzuna

£878 median full-time weekly pay

2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£28,603 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

49% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 82,010 certificates

7.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

63% low-carbon electricity

Wind 41% · Gas 36% · Nuclear 14% · Biomass 7%

152 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.2 yrs women · 81.5 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Essex): 62.4 women · 62.7 men

60% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.8
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.8

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

16 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in CM1

• Whitley House Surgery
• Rivermead Gate Med.Ctr.
• The Writtle Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Chelmsford:

• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth265 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND212 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks186 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills172 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases156 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Chelmsford railway station · 0.1 km

  Chelmsford railway station serves the city of Chelmsford, Essex, in the East of England. It is on the Great Eastern Main Line, 29 miles 60 chains (47.9 km) from London Liverpool Street, between Ingatestone to the west…

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  County Hall, Chelmsford · 0.1 km

  Essex County Hall is a municipal building in Market Road, Chelmsford, Essex: it is the headquarters of Essex County Council. Blocks C and D are Grade II listed buildings.

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  Diocese of Chelmsford · 0.2 km

  The Diocese of Chelmsford is a Church of England diocese, part of the Province of Canterbury. It was created on 23 January 1914 from part of the Diocese of St Albans. It covers Essex and part of East London. Since 198…

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  Shire Hall, Chelmsford · 0.3 km

  The Shire Hall is a municipal facility in Tindal Square in Chelmsford, Essex. It is a Grade II* listed building.

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  Chelmsford Civic Centre · 0.3 km

  Chelmsford Civic Centre is a municipal building in Duke Street, Chelmsford, Essex, England. The structure, which accommodates the offices and meeting place of Chelmsford City Council, is a locally listed building.

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  Chelmsford Crown Court · 0.3 km

  Chemsford Crown Court is a Crown Court venue, which deals with criminal cases, in New Street, Chelmsford, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)