Chelmsford Rural West ward, Chelmsford

Chelmsford Rural West is one of 24 electoral wards of Chelmsford City Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 3,200 residents in 1,276 households — 54 people per km², the 24th 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, 20213,200council ward average 7,563

Households1,2762.51 residents per household

Density54/ km²about 59.37 km² · Chelmsford 536

Aged 65+22.3%Chelmsford: 19.4% · under 16: 17.7%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.1% · 164

5–96.0% · 191

10–156.6% · 212

16–194.4% · 141

20–244.4% · 140

25–349.0% · 289

35–4918.9% · 606

50–6423.2% · 742

65–7411.8% · 377

75–847.9% · 252

85+2.7% · 86

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van5.6% · 71

1 car or van31.6% · 403

2 cars or vans37.5% · 478

3 or more25.3% · 323

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright42.5% · 542

With mortgage34.4% · 438

Shared ownership0.9% · 11

Social rented9.7% · 124

Private rented12.5% · 160

Type of home

Detached house51.7% · 660

Semi-detached house33.8% · 431

Terraced house10.3% · 132

Purpose-built flat2.8% · 36

Converted house0.4% · 5

Other conversion0.2% · 3

Above shop / office0.5% · 7

Caravan, mobile0.2% · 2

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05004100
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: 24 of 24

Parishes in the ward

ChignallGood EasterHighwoodMashburyPlesheyRoxwell

Other wards in the same constituency

BBoreham and The Leighs17.1% aged 65+ · 71.6% owned6,941 BBroomfield and The Walthams18.4% aged 65+ · 69.2% owned11,039 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.