Housing in CM1 2RF
What the homes in CM1 2RF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Waterhouse Lane & Admirals Park
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,757 (2024)
CM1 2RFChelmsford
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (34.3%). Flats make up 37.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
46.3% of households in the CM1 2RF area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 27.7% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 17.4% own outright and 29% with a mortgage.
- Owned46.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.4%1%
- Private rented27.7%20.5%
- Social rented22.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.6%). 24.7% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Chelmsford
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Chelmsford (August 2026, +2.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CM1 2RF (Waterhouse Lane & Admirals Park) (about 1,757 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.