I actually know somebody who went to Chelmsford Uni, so I could maybe aske them...mind you that was 35 years ago!
Oh and before any pedants respond, yes I know it's Essex uni, in Chelmsford!

Last edited by besleybean (June 12, 2019 8:06 pm)

Just to warn you that last taime it took them ages to answer...don't think they check their email/facebook very often!

My pal has replied!
colchester may well have changed since I was there, but heres how I remember it.  There isnt really any large housing estates in the town. The only area really to avoid would be in and around the large Colchester barracks area just south of the town centre and the centre itself where the squaddies and the students often used to get into some heavy stuff at times!  Much of the nicer area in the town is out to the west side around Lexden, but most of the richer residents tend to live just outside the town which is surrounded by lots of quaint picturesque villages sich as Dedham , Neyland and Coggeshall.    also some of the less attractive local areas are places like clacton and jaywick a few miles away on the coast which are like Blackpool in November! Hope this helps a bit and, like I say, it carries the caveat that things may have changed!

Last edited by besleybean (June 16, 2019 6:12 pm)

For flip sake...dementia sets in,no I am in completely the wrong place.
Thought did occur, a few with similar names...though not the same thing at all.

Thank you!  I've just bookmarked it for future reference.  Maybe it'll tell me what I'm seeking to know.  (Hopefully!)  [crosses fingers]

 

Last edited by kgreen20 (June 22, 2019 10:29 pm)

Liberty wrote:

I don't know Chelmsford at all.  I have been in that part of the world and may well have visited, but if I have, I've forgotten it!  If none of us have insider knowledge, this might be a fun place to start with your research.  http://dclgapps.communities.gov.uk/imd/idmap.html  It's an interactive of map showing deprivation indices (you can look at multiple indicators, or pick out individual ones such as crime or employment).   You can search for Chelmsford and have a look at the areas which are lower on the scale.  Chelmsford itself is quite high up (i.e. in the 30% least deprived areas).  It might give you a starting point! 

Another possibility is school performance.   The schools in the more deprived areas are likely to do less well, although obviously this is not a given, but it might give a bit of a clue.   You could also look at house prices.  And have a bit of a wander on google maps.  Good luck!

Cheaper house prices in the more economically deprived areas, right?
 

I see.  Like this one?  https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/find.html?locationIdentifier=REGION%5E307&maxPrice=50000&minPrice=50000&sortType=1&propertyTypes=&includeSSTC=false&mustHave=&dontShow=&furnishTypes=&keywords=

Is council housing in the UK like public housing in the US?

 

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