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Electoral wardE05004116
The Lawns ward, Chelmsford
The Lawns is one of 24 electoral wards of Chelmsford City Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,437 residents in 2,227 households — 3,093 people per km², the 22nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Chelmsford constituency; for county elections it is in the Springfield division.
Residents, 20215,437council ward average 7,563
Households2,2272.44 residents per household
Density3,093/ km²about 1.76 km² · Chelmsford 536
Aged 65+24.9%Chelmsford: 19.4% · under 16: 18.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.5% · 245
5–95.9% · 321
10–158.0% · 434
16–193.8% · 205
20–243.9% · 212
25–3410.6% · 578
35–4919.0% · 1,034
50–6419.4% · 1,054
65–7411.7% · 634
75–849.1% · 493
85+4.2% · 226
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van12.6% · 281
1 car or van45.3% · 1,009
2 cars or vans30.7% · 683
3 or more11.4% · 253
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Chelmsford overall: 70.0% owned, 13.3% social rented, 15.6% private rented.
Owned outright50.6% · 1,127
With mortgage34.1% · 759
Shared ownership0.4% · 9
Social rented2.6% · 57
Private rented12.3% · 274
Type of home
Detached house31.0% · 691
Semi-detached house39.8% · 885
Terraced house17.8% · 397
Purpose-built flat10.3% · 230
Converted house0.4% · 9
Other conversion0.0% · 1
Above shop / office0.4% · 10
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05004116- Council
- Chelmsford City Council
- County council
- Essex County Council
- County division
- Springfield
- Constituency
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 9 of 24
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% owned5,654MMoulsham and Central13.7% aged 65+ · 51.0% owned13,334PPatching Hall20.8% aged 65+ · 64.9% owned9,072SSpringfield North14.2% aged 65+ · 72.6% owned10,542SSt Andrews18.4% aged 65+ · 59.8% owned9,289TTrinity15.3% aged 65+ · 65.5% owned6,740WWaterhouse Farm15.0% aged 65+ · 59.2% owned6,600
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.