Broomfield and The Walthams ward, Chelmsford

Broomfield and The Walthams is one of 24 electoral wards of Chelmsford City Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 11,039 residents in 4,437 households — 248 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North West Essex constituency; for county elections it is in the Broomfield and Writtle division.

Residents, 202111,039council ward average 7,563

Households4,4372.49 residents per household

Density248/ km²about 44.57 km² · Chelmsford 536

Aged 65+18.4%Chelmsford: 19.4% · under 16: 21.6%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.8% · 754

5–96.9% · 757

10–157.9% · 872

16–194.0% · 438

20–243.6% · 399

25–3413.0% · 1,435

35–4921.8% · 2,410

50–6417.6% · 1,937

65–749.2% · 1,019

75–846.4% · 707

85+2.8% · 309

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van13.5% · 598

1 car or van39.6% · 1,759

2 cars or vans34.2% · 1,518

3 or more12.7% · 562

Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Chelmsford overall: 70.0% owned, 13.3% social rented, 15.6% private rented.

Owned outright32.6% · 1,445

With mortgage36.6% · 1,623

Shared ownership2.6% · 115

Social rented18.5% · 820

Private rented9.7% · 430

Lives rent free0.1% · 3

Type of home

Detached house36.2% · 1,604

Semi-detached house36.2% · 1,607

Terraced house16.2% · 717

Purpose-built flat10.3% · 456

Converted house0.5% · 22

Other conversion0.0% · 2

Above shop / office0.2% · 9

Caravan, mobile0.5% · 20

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05004098
Council: Chelmsford City Council
County council: Essex County Council
County division: Broomfield and Writtle
Constituency: North West Essex
Region: East of England
Density rank in council: 20 of 24

Parishes in the ward

BroomfieldChelmsford GardenGreat WalthamLittle Waltham

Other wards in the same constituency

BBoreham and The Leighs17.1% aged 65+ · 71.6% owned6,941 CChelmsford Rural West22.3% aged 65+ · 76.9% owned3,200 WWrittle27.5% aged 65+ · 72.6% owned5,328

All 24 wards of Chelmsford

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.