Waltham Road, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3AY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CM3 3AY is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.1%	51.1%	-3.0%	51.0%	0.1%
Male	45.9%	48.9%	3.0%	49.0%	-0.1%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate area around CM3 3AY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.3% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	57.1%	57.3%	0.2%	37.9%	19.4%
Married: Opposite sex	30.1%	32.3%	2.2%	44.2%	-11.9%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	1.1%	0.7%	0.3%	0.8%
Separated	1.2%	1.1%	-0.1%	2.2%	-1.1%
Divorced	8.5%	4.7%	-3.8%	9.1%	-4.4%
Widowed	2.7%	3.6%	0.9%	6.1%	-2.5%

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 (89.2%) 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	55.8%	56.8%	1.0%	48.4%	8.4%
Good health	33.7%	32.4%	-1.3%	33.6%	-1.2%
Fair health	9.3%	8.8%	-0.5%	12.7%	-3.9%
Bad health	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	4.0%	-2.3%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	1.2%	-1.0%

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	17.4%	13%	-4.4%	18.2%	-5.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.2%	4.7%	-6.5%	9.6%	-4.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	29%	27.2%	-1.8%	13.4%	13.8%
Apprenticeship	2.3%	1.8%	-0.5%	5.3%	-3.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12%	18.1%	6.1%	16.9%	1.2%
Degree or Similar	21.2%	31.2%	10.0%	33.8%	-2.6%
Other	6.9%	4%	-2.9%	2.8%	1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 73.5% 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	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	17%	9.8%	-7.2%	0.7%	9.1%
Indian	1.7%	1.2%	-0.5%	3.1%	-1.9%
Pakistani	0%	1.2%	1.2%	2.7%	-1.5%
Other Asian	0.8%	1.2%	0.4%	1.6%	-0.4%
Black African	2%	7.1%	5.1%	2.5%	4.6%
Black Caribbean	0.8%	1%	0.2%	1.0%	0.0%
Other Black	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	1%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	1%	0.7%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Mixed Other	0.3%	1%	0.7%	0.8%	0.2%
White	75.1%	73.5%	-1.6%	81.4%	-7.9%
Other	0.3%	1%	0.7%	1.6%	-0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 80.6% 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	71.7%	80.6%	8.9%	83.2%	-2.6%
European Union	4.8%	2.9%	-1.9%	6.1%	-3.2%
Rest of Europe	2.3%	2%	-0.3%	0.8%	1.2%
Africa	1.7%	2.7%	1.0%	2.7%	0.0%
Middle East and Asia	17%	10.3%	-6.7%	5.6%	4.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	1.5%	-0.2%	1.3%	0.2%
Oceania	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	71.7%	80.6%	8.9%	83.2%	-2.6%
10+ Years	20.4%	4.9%	-15.5%	9.8%	-4.9%
5-10 Years	3.7%	0.2%	-3.5%	2.9%	-2.7%
2-5 Years	2%	2.5%	0.5%	2.2%	0.3%
Less than 2 years	2.3%	11.8%	9.5%	1.9%	9.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.8%	76.7%	-0.9%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	0.7%	1.5%	-0.8%
Other Europe	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Central and Western Africa	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
South and Eastern Africa	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Eastern Asia	7.8%	0.3%	7.5%
Southern Asia	0.2%	1.2%	-1.0%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central Asia	0.7%	0.0%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	6.6%	13.5%	-6.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	41.4%	37.2%	4.2%
Christian	48%	46.2%	1.8%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Hindu	0.7%	1.7%	-1.0%
Muslim	1.5%	6.5%	-5.0%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	7.4%	6.0%	1.4%

Safety

Is Waltham Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Waltham Road was 285.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 311.7% higher than the Boreham and The Leighs average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Waltham Road has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boreham and The Leighs and the 22nd highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 87.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -34.2%.

🔎 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. 80% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£55,100

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in CM3 3AY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 1/10 (very 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 - 6/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 5/10 (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) - 2/10 (very 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) - 1/10 (very low )
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 Waltham Road are based on 51 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 Waltham Road, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3AY

Estimated Average Property Prices for CM3 3AY

Average Price
£755,212

Semi-Detached
£380,000

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£942,817

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Waltham Road

Average Price
£643,405

Semi-Detached
£438,908

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£675,683

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£2,101,969

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Waltham Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 Stocks Cottages Waltham Road, Chelmsford, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£380,000	2025-01-31	£406,749
Thatched Cottage Waltham Road, Chelmsford, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£600,000	2021-04-06	£705,556
Hunters Moon Waltham Road, Chelmsford, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£850,000	2015-06-19	£1,275,628
Thatched Cottage Waltham Road, Chelmsford, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£380,000	2015-02-03	£581,446
Thatched Cottage Waltham Road, Chelmsford, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£336,000	2011-12-06	£628,685

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CM3 3AY

Employment

CM3 3AY 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.

The percentage of student residents living in CM3 3AY area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Student (economically inactive)	88
Full-Time Employee	79
Retired	31
Self-Employed	24
Part-Time Employee	16
Looking after home or family	10
Other	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Unemployed	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Education	24
Construction	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	11
Financial and insurance activities	11
Manufacturing	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Human health and social work activities	6
Transport and storage	5
Information and communication	5
Other	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Administrative and support service activities	2
Real estate activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Boreham Primary School Juniper Road , Boreham CM3 3DB	4out of 4	2,303 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Terling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School New Road , Terling CM3 2PN	2out of 4	3,902 yd	Voluntary aided 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	4,616 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hatfield Peverel Infant School Church Road , Hatfield Peverel CM3 2RP	3out of 4	4,626 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School Church Road , Hatfield Peverel CM3 2JX	3out of 4	4,626 yd	Foundation school	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	5,299 yd	Academy converter	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	4,056 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	2,941 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Belsteads School Back Lane , Little Waltham CM3 3PP	- not rated	4,433 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

We haven't found any places rated by Food Standards Agency in CM3 3AY area.

Sport

We haven't found any sport facilities near CM3 3AY postcode.

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	91.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	91.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	91.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	91.7%

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	8.3%

Download Speed

Median download speed	11.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	120.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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