Housing in SS11 7NZ
What the homes in SS11 7NZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Rettendon & Runwell
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,245 (2024)
SS11 7NZWickford
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (39.7%). Flats make up 13.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
65% of households in the SS11 7NZ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 6.8% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 20.3% own outright and 44.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned65%61.3%
- Shared ownership6.1%1%
- Private rented6.8%20.5%
- Social rented22.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 19.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (32.1%). 42.2% 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 SS11 7NZ (Rettendon & Runwell) (about 2,245 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.