Darnay Rise, Chelmsford, CM1 4XA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CM1 4XA is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.6%	51.4%	-2.2%	51.0%	0.4%
Male	46.4%	48.6%	2.2%	49.0%	-0.4%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	36.7%	36.6%	-0.1%	37.9%	-1.3%
Married: Opposite sex	28.5%	33.1%	4.6%	44.2%	-11.1%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	1.5%	2.8%	1.3%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	20.7%	18.9%	-1.8%	9.1%	9.8%
Widowed	12.2%	8.7%	-3.5%	6.1%	2.6%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	40.5%	31%	-9.5%	48.4%	-17.4%
Good health	33.6%	40.8%	7.2%	33.6%	7.2%
Fair health	18.4%	20.2%	1.8%	12.7%	7.5%
Bad health	6.9%	7.7%	0.8%	4.0%	3.7%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	1.2%	-0.9%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	26.3%	26.8%	0.5%	18.2%	8.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.4%	11%	-6.4%	9.6%	1.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.7%	9.8%	-3.9%	13.4%	-3.6%
Apprenticeship	3.3%	5.9%	2.6%	5.3%	0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.6%	16.9%	4.3%	16.9%	0.0%
Degree or Similar	22.2%	26%	3.8%	33.8%	-7.8%
Other	4.4%	3.5%	-0.9%	2.8%	0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 91.6% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Indian	0.3%	1%	0.7%	3.1%	-2.1%
Pakistani	1.6%	0.3%	-1.3%	2.7%	-2.4%
Black African	1.3%	2.8%	1.5%	2.5%	0.3%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.0%	-0.3%
Other Black	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	93.8%	91.6%	-2.2%	81.4%	10.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.1%	0.6%
Arab	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0.7%	1.7%	1.0%	1.6%	0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 81.7% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	92.4%	81.7%	-10.7%	83.2%	-1.5%
European Union	2.6%	10%	7.4%	6.1%	3.9%
Rest of Europe	0%	1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	1.6%	3.1%	1.5%	2.7%	0.4%
Middle East and Asia	2%	2.4%	0.4%	5.6%	-3.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	1%	0.0%	1.3%	-0.3%
Oceania	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	92.1%	81.4%	-10.7%	83.2%	-1.8%
10+ Years	0.3%	10%	9.7%	9.8%	0.2%
5-10 Years	1.3%	6.6%	5.3%	2.9%	3.7%
2-5 Years	1.3%	1.4%	0.1%	2.2%	-0.8%
Less than 2 years	4.9%	0.7%	-4.2%	1.9%	-1.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.1%	76.7%	-3.6%
Ireland	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Poland	1.7%	1.3%	0.4%
Romania	2.8%	0.9%	1.9%
Other EU countries	1.7%	1.5%	0.2%
Other Europe	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Southern Asia	1%	1.2%	-0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	15.2%	13.5%	1.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	36.9%	37.2%	-0.3%
Christian	55.4%	46.2%	9.2%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	1.4%	1.7%	-0.3%
Muslim	0.7%	6.5%	-5.8%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	4.9%	6.0%	-1.1%

Safety

Is Darnay Rise Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Darnay Rise was 68.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 28.9% higher than the Chelmsford Rural West average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Darnay Rise has the 14th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chelmsford Rural West and the 177th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 41.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -65.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 56% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,500

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in CM1 4XA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Darnay Rise are based on 128 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Chelmsford.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Darnay Rise, Chelmsford, CM1 4XA

Estimated Average Property Prices for CM1 4XA

Average Price
£248,985

Semi-Detached
£374,523

Terraced
£284,239

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£144,794

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Darnay Rise

Average Price
£256,355

Semi-Detached
£380,951

Terraced
£297,035

Detached
£308,118

Flats/Maisonettes
£140,323

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Darnay RiseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
26 Darnay Rise, Chelmsford, Essex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£115,000	2026-02-16	£113,675
47 Darnay Rise, Chelmsford, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£380,000	2025-03-26	£388,168
29 Darnay Rise, Chelmsford, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£310,000	2025-03-10	£316,663
57 Darnay Rise, Chelmsford, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£284,000	2024-07-02	£294,027
68 Darnay Rise, Chelmsford, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£360,000	2024-01-18	£376,209

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CM1 4XA

Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in CM1 4XA area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 30% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	80
Retired	77
Part-Time Employee	29
Self-Employed	23
Long-Term Sick or disabled	18
Unemployed	11
Other	9
Student (economically inactive)	5
Looking after home or family	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Construction	17
Human health and social work activities	16
Education	16
Other	13
Manufacturing	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Transport and storage	11
Financial and insurance activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	6
Information and communication	5
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Real estate activities	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tanglewood Nursery School Melbourne Avenue , CM1 2DX	4out of 4	864 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School Dickens Place , Copperfield Road CM1 4UU	3out of 4	223 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newlands Spring Primary School Dickens Place , Copperfield Road CM1 4UU	- not rated	223 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Melbourne Park Primary and Nursery School Melbourne Avenue , CM1 2DX	- not rated	804 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Parkwood Academy Melbourne Avenue , CM1 2DX	2out of 4	804 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery Trent Road , CM1 2JH	3out of 4	848 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rainsford High School Fox Crescent , CM1 2BL	- not rated	1,275 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's Church of England and Specialist Arts College Fox Crescent , CM1 2BL	- not rated	1,275 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford Patching Hall Lane , CM1 4BS	3out of 4	1,301 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Chelmsford County High School for Girls Broomfield Road , CM1 1RW	4out of 4	2,010 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Chelmsford County High School for Girls Broomfield Road , CM1 1RW	- not rated	2,010 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Writtle College Limited Lordship Road , Writtle CM1 3RR	- not rated	2,314 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chelmsford College Moulsham Street , CM2 0JQ	- not rated	3,735 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Beaulieu Park School Armistice Avenue , CM1 6DT	4out of 4	4,011 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Chestnuts 48 Chignal Road , CM1 2JB	- not rated	946 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable		More About School
Lift Columbus Oliver Way , CM1 4ZB	- not rated	1,036 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbus School and College Patching Hall Lane , CM1 4BX	- not rated	1,038 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Chelmsford New Model Special School, Woodlands Campus Patching Hall Lane , CM1 4BX	- not rated	1,038 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Sir Geoff Hurst Academy Fox Crescent , CM1 2XT	- not rated	1,190 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Chelmsford Community Church	United Reformed Church, 83 Trent Road		815 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Flyer	Dickens Place, Chelmsford		226 yd
Red Beret	26 Melbourne Avenue, Chelmsford		793 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ace Bakery	10 Melbourne Parade, Melbourne Avenue	713 yd
Churchills Fish And Chips / Serial Grill	9 Melbourne Parade, Melbourne Avenue	713 yd
Indian Zest	64 Trent Road, Chelmsford	810 yd
Ms Favourite Chicken	60 Trent Road, Chelmsford	810 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Ltd	WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC, Dickens Place	226 yd
The Co-operative	25 - 26 Melbourne Parade, Melbourne Avenue	713 yd
The Co-operative	Chelmsford Star Co-Op Local, 74 Trent Road	810 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Newlands Spring Primary School DICKENS PLACE	grass pitches	223 yd
Chelmsford Sports And Athletics Centre SALERNO WAY	athletics tracks, health and fitness suite	341 yd
Melbourne Park Salerno Way	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	361 yd
Parkwood Academy MELBOURNE AVENUE	grass pitches	878 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	84.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	84.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	83.3%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	59.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	100.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of CM1 4XA