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Electoral wardE05004110

Rettendon and Runwell ward, Chelmsford

Rettendon and Runwell is one of 24 electoral wards of Chelmsford City Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 6,508 residents in 2,686 households — 280 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Maldon constituency; for county elections it is in the Stock division.

Residents, 20216,508council ward average 7,563
Households2,6862.42 residents per household
Density280/ km²about 23.20 km² · Chelmsford 536
Aged 65+27.0%Chelmsford: 19.4% · under 16: 16.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.9% · 384
5–94.6% · 299
10–155.7% · 373
16–193.3% · 215
20–243.7% · 244
25–3411.8% · 768
35–4916.8% · 1,096
50–6421.0% · 1,369
65–7414.1% · 918
75–849.5% · 619
85+3.4% · 223

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van9.4% · 253
1 car or van37.8% · 1,015
2 cars or vans35.8% · 962
3 or more17.0% · 457
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright50.0% · 1,340
With mortgage33.5% · 899
Shared ownership1.6% · 43
Social rented5.9% · 157
Private rented9.1% · 243

Type of home

Detached house42.0% · 1,127
Semi-detached house37.1% · 996
Terraced house5.8% · 155
Purpose-built flat4.7% · 125
Converted house0.1% · 4
Other conversion0.5% · 14
Above shop / office0.3% · 8
Caravan, mobile9.6% · 257
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05004110
County council
Essex County Council
County division
Stock
Constituency
Maldon
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
18 of 24

Parishes in the ward

RettendonRunwell

Other wards in the same constituency

BBicknacre and East and West Hanningfield25.1% aged 65+ · 82.7% owned5,543GGalleywood24.5% aged 65+ · 71.8% owned5,662LLittle Baddow, Danbury and Sandon27.8% aged 65+ · 82.8% owned8,333SSouth Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting25.8% aged 65+ · 80.5% owned5,736SSouth Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood19.2% aged 65+ · 76.2% owned8,009SSouth Woodham-Elmwood and Woodville21.3% aged 65+ · 80.7% owned8,017

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.