Compare East Suffolk against Chelmsford

See how crimes rates, house prices and annual salaries compare between East Suffolk and Chelmsford.

Population comparison

Population for East Suffolk
250,373
Population for Chelmsford
179,549
Difference
70,824
Percentage Difference
32.95%

People in employment comparison

# People Employed in East Suffolk
99,760 (72.1%)
# People Employed in Chelmsford
85,965 (76.4%)
Difference
99,760
Percentage Difference
14.86%

People inactive comparison

# People Inactive in East Suffolk
33,340 (24.1%)
# People Inactive in Chelmsford
22,740 (20.2%)
Difference
33,340
Percentage Difference
37.8%

Unemployment comparison

# People unemployed in East Suffolk
5,305 (3.8%)
# People unemployed in Chelmsford
3,880 (3.4%)
Difference
5,305
Percentage Difference
31.03%

Comparing crimes by type for East Suffolk and Chelmsford

Showing crimes from this year (2025). Hover or tap on the bars to see estimate numbers for each crime type.

Crime Statistics

See how East Suffolk and Chelmsford compare when it comes to number of crimes by type.

Crime Type Crimes in East Suffolk Crimes in Chelmsford Difference % Difference
Anti-social behaviour 0 0 0 N/A
Bicycle theft 0 0 0 N/A
Burglary 0 0 0 N/A
Criminal damage and arson 0 0 0 N/A
Drugs 0 0 0 N/A
Other crime 0 0 0 N/A
Other theft 0 0 0 N/A
Possession of weapons 0 0 0 N/A
Public order 0 0 0 N/A
Robbery 0 0 0 N/A
Shoplifting 0 0 0 N/A
Theft from the person 0 0 0 N/A
Vehicle crime 0 0 0 N/A
Violence and sexual offences 0 0 0 N/A

Compare crime rate by type for East Suffolk and Chelmsford from 2020 to 2025

Use the list to compare crimes in East Suffolk and Chelmsford.

Compare Property prices over time for East Suffolk and Chelmsford

Showing crimes from 2010 up until October 2024. You can filter the property types by clicking on the type / area chart legend to hide it.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year.

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £460,973.36 / £684,701.42 £294,092.42 / £418,975.10 £236,267.43 / £328,984.86 £160,653.09 / £219,903.49
2022 £446,956.53 / £675,386.75 £285,021.99 / £415,112.20 £230,138.34 / £327,436.45 £157,348.55 / £218,088.36
2021 £394,460.45 / £609,115.99 £251,965.88 / £376,223.96 £204,143.26 / £299,130.81 £145,273.69 / £206,679.25
2020 £360,193.80 / £584,093.30 £232,357.23 / £365,020.69 £187,347.23 / £290,308.28 £137,993.56 / £207,432.94
2019 £348,781.78 / £584,165.58 £224,773.10 / £364,019.12 £180,386.91 / £289,380.83 £138,270.35 / £212,498.17
2018 £350,437.74 / £570,852.18 £222,222.26 / £355,683.26 £174,921.69 / £283,727.87 £145,950.91 / £211,143.98
2017 £336,105.92 / £557,385.20 £212,754.61 / £346,419.06 £168,496.14 / £277,417.87 £142,908.83 / £210,762.83
2016 £314,025.78 / £523,911.92 £199,051.08 / £326,123.83 £158,674.82 / £261,902.28 £132,342.02 / £195,737.08
2015 £294,291.69 / £469,489.13 £187,316.19 / £292,182.48 £149,918.53 / £235,571.16 £124,089.50 / £175,359.00
2014 £273,781.41 / £428,622.21 £174,876.27 / £267,260.95 £140,828.02 / £216,480.65 £116,744.54 / £161,512.19
2013 £256,773.59 / £387,768.79 £164,411.28 / £240,445.36 £132,714.56 / £195,280.19 £109,664.24 / £146,158.80
2012 £251,930.34 / £378,134.15 £161,164.04 / £234,516.16 £129,904.72 / £190,485.90 £109,323.26 / £144,217.53
2011 £251,213.19 / £371,736.05 £159,920.23 / £228,931.10 £128,843.22 / £185,369.44 £110,045.31 / £142,559.86
2010 £252,889.90 / £366,400.93 £162,852.29 / £228,160.65 £132,215.16 / £185,621.66 £112,149.70 / £143,712.18
Number of Jobs (thousands)
91k vs 50k
Median Salary
£24,886 vs £30,977
Annual Percentage Change
6.5% vs 5.1%
Mean Salary
£28,665 vs £36,828

See how East Suffolk compares to other areas in East

Industry East Suffolk Count Chelmsford Count Difference % Difference
Agriculture 800 200 +600 + 120%
Production 570 400 +170 + 35.05%
Construction 1,390 1,510 -120 -8.28%
Motor Trades 295 270 +25 + 8.85%
Wholesale 290 325 -35 -11.38%
Retail 790 530 +260 + 39.39%
Transport 755 295 +460 + 87.62%
Accommodation Food 745 375 +370 + 66.07%
Information Comms 410 670 -260 -48.15%
Finance Insurance 155 205 -50 -27.78%
Property 305 335 -30 -9.38%
Professional Scientific Technical 1,255 1,390 -135 -10.21%
Business Admin 715 745 -30 -4.11%
Public Admin Defence 115 25 +90 + 128.57%
Education 150 165 -15 -9.52%
Health 315 310 +5 + 1.6%
Arts Entertainment 645 480 +165 + 29.33%