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Electoral wardE05015473

Moulsham and Central ward, Chelmsford

Moulsham and Central is one of 24 electoral wards of Chelmsford City Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 13,334 residents in 6,344 households — 4,770 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Chelmsford constituency; for county elections it is in the Chelmsford Central and Great Baddow divisions.

Residents, 202113,334council ward average 7,563
Households6,3442.1 residents per household
Density4,770/ km²about 2.80 km² · Chelmsford 536
Aged 65+13.7%Chelmsford: 19.4% · under 16: 16.7%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.2% · 825
5–95.2% · 696
10–155.3% · 713
16–192.9% · 387
20–246.6% · 885
25–3422.7% · 3,035
35–4922.2% · 2,956
50–6415.1% · 2,018
65–745.9% · 792
75–844.6% · 613
85+3.2% · 425

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van26.4% · 1,673
1 car or van51.4% · 3,258
2 cars or vans18.0% · 1,144
3 or more4.2% · 268
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright23.7% · 1,503
With mortgage27.3% · 1,729
Shared ownership3.1% · 199
Social rented9.4% · 597
Private rented36.4% · 2,306
Lives rent free0.0% · 2

Type of home

Detached house9.2% · 581
Semi-detached house21.0% · 1,335
Terraced house14.7% · 934
Purpose-built flat49.3% · 3,131
Converted house1.7% · 111
Other conversion2.1% · 134
Above shop / office1.8% · 114
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 6
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05015473
County council
Essex County Council
County division
Chelmsford Central, Great Baddow
Constituency
Chelmsford
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
3 of 24

Council offices in this ward

CActive EssexCouncil office · CM1 1QH

Other wards in the same constituency

CChelmer Village and Beaulieu Park12.3% aged 65+ · 71.6% owned10,847GGoat Hall21.7% aged 65+ · 83.8% owned5,977GGreat Baddow East25.1% aged 65+ · 71.2% owned8,512GGreat Baddow West18.6% aged 65+ · 63.4% owned6,440MMarconi9.3% aged 65+ · 43.7% owned8,762MMoulsham Lodge19.7% aged 65+ · 85.6% owned5,654PPatching Hall20.8% aged 65+ · 64.9% owned9,072SSpringfield North14.2% aged 65+ · 72.6% owned10,542SSt Andrews18.4% aged 65+ · 59.8% owned9,289TThe Lawns24.9% aged 65+ · 84.7% owned5,437TTrinity15.3% aged 65+ · 65.5% owned6,740WWaterhouse Farm15.0% aged 65+ · 59.2% owned6,600

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 v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 8 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.