Strong on safety, with transport to consider

Goat Hall at a glance

House prices
£385,000
Middle72nd percentile
Schools
59th percentile
Middle
Transport
27th percentile
Weak
Crime rate
44.6 per 1,000 residents
Strong77th percentile
Flood risk
5.8% of the area in flood zones
Middle53rd percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Goat Hall a good place to live?

Goat Hall may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and schools are around the national middle range. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Chelmsford below.

Goat Hall and nearby areas

AreaMedian sale priceCrime per 1,000 residents
Goat Hall£385,00044.6
Waterhouse Farm£425,00098.4
St. Andrews£376,50079.7

Same sources and periods as the figures above. Each area has its own full guide.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • People prioritising lower crime

Watch out for

  • Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Goat Hall

Crime rate

Crime rate
44.6 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
77th percentile nationally

Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.

Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to August 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.

House prices in Goat Hall

House prices

Median sale price
£385,000
Percentile
72nd percentile nationally

House prices are above the national middle range.

Median of 65 standard sales over the 12 months to August 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Crime by type in Goat Hall

Recorded crime by type

The largest recorded type in Goat Hall is violence, sexual offences and weapons, at 14.0 per 1,000 residents: lower than Chelmsford (36.2) and lower than England (35.9).

Crimes and anti-social behaviour recorded by police per 1,000 residents, 12 months to August 2026, from police.uk with 2021 Census population. Chelmsford and England figures cover the same months and leave out areas whose police force did not publish every month.
TypeGoat HallChelmsfordEngland
Violence, sexual offences and weapons14.036.235.9
Theft, including shoplifting11.816.318.1
Vehicle crime4.74.25.3
Anti-social behaviour3.26.910.7
Public order2.95.76.6
Criminal damage and arson2.75.46.8
Burglary2.52.83.7
Drugs2.04.13.4
Other crime0.81.82.2
Robbery0.00.81.5

Recorded crime is not the same as personal risk. How to read crime figures for an area · Check another area

Schools in Goat Hall

Schools

59th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Goat Hall

Flood risk

5.8% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3

Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 5.1% of the area. That is the 53rd percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.

Transport in Goat Hall

Transport

27th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

FAQs

Is Goat Hall a good place to live?

Goat Hall may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and schools are around the national middle range. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Goat Hall safe?

Goat Hall ranks in the 77th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Goat Hall?

The median sale price was £385,000 in the 12 months to August 2026. House prices are in the 72nd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Goat Hall?

Schools rank in the 59th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Goat Hall?

Nearby public profiles include Waterhouse Farm in Chelmsford and St. Andrews in Chelmsford.