Is Wells Court in Chelmsford a nice place to live?

Wells Court is classified by the ONS as Ageing in Suburbia. Wells Court is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Wells Court is located in the The Lawns ward of the Chelmsford district in Essex.
Coordinates 51.747794, 0.488957
Grid Ref TL719083
Suburb Chelmsford town
Constituency Chelmsford
Postcodes CM1 5ND, CM1 6ND

House Prices

The average house price in Wells Court is 3.79% lower than the rest of Chelmsford. The last sale we have on record is 16 Wells Court, that sold for £400,000. The average house price in Chelmsford is £384,033 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Wells Court

Date No. Type Price
25/08/2020 16 Semi £400,000
11/03/2020 3 Semi £340,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Wells Court, Essex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Essex Police in Wells Court during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Wells Court and compared that to the average for the The Lawns ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Wells Court, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the The Lawns ward

Social economic statistics for Wells Court

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Wells Court is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Wells Court is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Wells Court experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Wells Court are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Wells Court involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Wells Court are in the top 20% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Wells Court are in the top 10% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Wells Court, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Wells Court are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Wells Court

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Wells Court.

Unemployment in Wells Court

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
2.33% of Wells Court residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Wells Court

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Wells Court. The proportion of retirees on Wells Court is 21.09% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
39.69% of Wells Court residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Wells Court

The proportion of home owners on Wells Court is 30.56% higher than the national average of 62%. 4.96% of properties in Wells Court are private rented and 1.65% are social rented.
92.56% of residents of Wells Court own their home

Country of Birth of Wells Court residents

The proportion if Wells Court residents born in the UK is 6.7% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10.65% of Wells Court residents were born outside the UK.
89.35% of Wells Court residents were born in the UK

Wells Court Summary

With house prices in Wells Court more than the average for Essex and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Wells Court is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Wells Court has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Wells Court maybe difficult.

Wells Court has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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