Regiment Gate, Springfield, Chelmsford, CM1 6BQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CM1 6BQ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.2%	51.7%	-1.5%	51.0%	0.7%
Male	46.8%	48.3%	1.5%	49.0%	-0.7%

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	22.8%	38.1%	15.3%	37.9%	0.2%
Married: Opposite sex	44.7%	46.5%	1.8%	44.2%	2.3%
Married: Same sex	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.1%	1.8%
Separated	2.9%	6.1%	3.2%	2.2%	3.9%
Divorced	13.6%	7.1%	-6.5%	9.1%	-2.0%
Widowed	15%	0.3%	-14.7%	6.1%	-5.8%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (92.8%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	40.8%	66.5%	25.7%	48.4%	18.1%
Good health	32.6%	26.3%	-6.3%	33.6%	-7.3%
Fair health	18.9%	5.6%	-13.3%	12.7%	-7.1%
Bad health	6.4%	1%	-5.4%	4.0%	-3.0%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.6%	-0.7%	1.2%	-0.6%

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.

In the area around CM1 6BQ this area, 9.3% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	35.4%	9.3%	-26.1%	18.2%	-8.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.4%	10.9%	-7.5%	9.6%	1.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.6%	17.6%	5.0%	13.4%	4.2%
Apprenticeship	4.4%	3.2%	-1.2%	5.3%	-2.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.7%	14.7%	5.0%	16.9%	-2.2%
Degree or Similar	16%	42.8%	26.8%	33.8%	9.0%
Other	3.4%	1.6%	-1.8%	2.8%	-1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 68.6% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	1.8%	1.8%	1.1%	0.7%
Chinese	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.7%	1.1%
Indian	0.9%	6.3%	5.4%	3.1%	3.2%
Pakistani	0%	0.2%	0.2%	2.7%	-2.5%
Other Asian	0.4%	2.8%	2.4%	1.6%	1.2%
Black African	0%	4.1%	4.1%	2.5%	1.6%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	0%	2.6%	2.6%	0.5%	2.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	2%	2.0%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	3.4%	3.4%	0.9%	2.5%
Mixed Other	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%
White	97%	68.6%	-28.4%	81.4%	-12.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Arab	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	0.9%	4.1%	3.2%	1.6%	2.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 83% 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	96.6%	83%	-13.6%	83.2%	-0.2%
European Union	0.4%	2.6%	2.2%	6.1%	-3.5%
Africa	0.9%	3.9%	3.0%	2.7%	1.2%
Middle East and Asia	0.9%	8.9%	8.0%	5.6%	3.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.4%	1%	0.6%	1.3%	-0.3%
Oceania	0.9%	0.2%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.1%
British Overseas	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	95.7%	83.2%	-12.5%	83.2%	0.0%
10+ Years	0%	9.1%	9.1%	9.8%	-0.7%
5-10 Years	0.4%	4.7%	4.3%	2.9%	1.8%
2-5 Years	0.4%	2.6%	2.2%	2.2%	0.4%
Less than 2 years	3.4%	0.4%	-3.0%	1.9%	-1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.2%	76.7%	5.5%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Southern Asia	3.2%	1.2%	2.0%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	8.3%	13.5%	-5.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	46.4%	37.2%	9.2%
Christian	35.8%	46.2%	-10.4%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	4.7%	1.7%	3.0%
Muslim	6.7%	6.5%	0.2%
Sikh	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	3.4%	6.0%	-2.6%

Safety

Is Regiment Gate Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Regiment Gate was 97.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 41.0% higher than the Boreham and The Leighs average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Regiment Gate has the 7th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boreham and The Leighs and the 111th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 62.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 13.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 74% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,500

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in CM1 6BQ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (very 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 - 4/10 (below average )
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) - 3/10 (low )
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) - 5/10 (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 Regiment Gate are based on 58 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 Regiment Gate, Springfield, Chelmsford, CM1 6BQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for CM1 6BQ

Average Price
£597,100

Semi-Detached
£677,107

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£734,380

Flats/Maisonettes
£131,618

Other
£1,096,242

Estimated Average Property Prices for Regiment Gate

Average Price
£655,142

Semi-Detached
£712,325

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£783,783

Flats/Maisonettes
£137,587

Other
£1,145,345

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Regiment GateStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
54 Regiment Gate, Chelmsford, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£664,000	2025-07-18	£675,764
6 Regiment Gate, Chelmsford, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£945,000	2025-05-20	£962,044
34 Regiment Gate, Chelmsford, Essex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£78,750	2025-02-24	£82,795
184 Regiment Gate, Chelmsford, Essex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£225,000	2024-05-29	£232,415
180 Regiment Gate, Chelmsford, Essex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£110,250	2023-12-14	£116,401

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CM1 6BQ

Employment

CM1 6BQ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	156
Part-Time Employee	43
Self-Employed	33
Looking after home or family	25
Student (economically inactive)	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Other	10
Unemployed	10
Retired	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	21
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Manufacturing	10
Transport and storage	10
Other	8
Education	7
Financial and insurance activities	5
Administrative and support service activities	4
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Information and communication	2
Accommodation and food service activities	2
Construction	2
Real estate activities	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	3,380 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Springfield Primary School Forsythia Close , Springfield CM1 6XW	2out of 4	1,512 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Broomfield Primary School School Lane , Broomfield CM1 7DN	3out of 4	1,753 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School Beardsley Drive , North Springfield CM1 6ZQ	3out of 4	1,811 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Perryfields Infant School Lawn Lane , CM1 7PP	3out of 4	1,999 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Perryfields Junior School Lawn Lane , CM1 7PP	4out of 4	2,078 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Boswells School Burnham Road , CM1 6LY	3out of 4	2,019 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chelmer Valley High School Court Road , Broomfield CM1 7ER	3out of 4	2,045 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford Patching Hall Lane , CM1 4BS	3out of 4	2,832 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Chelmsford County High School for Girls Broomfield Road , CM1 1RW	4out of 4	3,330 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford Broomfield Road , CM1 3SX	4out of 4	3,809 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chelmsford College Moulsham Street , CM2 0JQ	- not rated	5,380 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	- not rated	773 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
New Hall School The Avenue , Boreham CM3 3HS	- not rated	1,397 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Belsteads School Back Lane , Little Waltham CM3 3PP	- not rated	1,620 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chelmsford Hospital School Stump Lane , Springfield Green CM1 7SJ	- not rated	2,799 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Columbus School and College Oliver Way , CM1 4ZB	4out of 4	2,956 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Anglia Ruskin University Rivermead Campus , Bishop Hall Lane CM1 1SQ	- not rated	3,314 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Falcon Bowling And Social Club	Channels Drive, Broomfield	422 yd
Beaulieu Community Centre	Springfield Community Centre, 17 Centenary Way	711 yd
Costa Coffee	1 Centenary Way, Springfield	764 yd
Channels Food And Beverage Ltd	Channels Golf Club, Belsteads Farm Lane	893 yd
Marlborough Highways	McDonald Highway Services, 7 Eagle Way	978 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Dominos Pizza	9 Centenary Way, Springfield		756 yd
Churchills Fish And Chips Chicken Punk	5 Centenary Way, Springfield		759 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Ltd	Morrisons, 2 Regiment Business Park		1,093 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Falcon Indoor Bowls Club CHANNELS DRIVE	indoor bowls	429 yd
Beaulieu Park School ARMISTICE AVENUE	grass pitches	706 yd
Channels Golf Club (Closed) Belsteads Farm Lane	golf	948 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	251.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	36.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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