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The average house price in Chelmsford Garden Community is £547,168 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 2.0%.

England / Essex / Chelmsford

Chelmsford Garden Community

£547,168

Average price, last 12 months

−2.0% in a year
OCT 2016£545kSEPT 2026£547k

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What can I buy with my budget in Chelmsford Garden Community?

With £550,000 you could afford the average terraced house in Chelmsford Garden Community.

£550,000

Chelmsford Garden Community

  • Flats

    £197,814

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £509,600

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £553,173

    £3k short

  • Detached

    £713,969

    £164k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Chelmsford Garden Community?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Chelmsford Garden Community costs £2,737 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Chelmsford Garden Community

    £2,737

    a month

    Average price
    £547,168
    Deposit
    £54,717
    Mortgage
    £492,451
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £109,434

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £713,969

Semi-detached

  • £553,173

Terraced

  • £509,600

Flats

  • £197,814

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Chelmsford Garden Community

Mostly detached houses

50%
15%
27%

How green is Chelmsford Garden Community?

Chelmsford Garden Community has 7 public parks among 20 green space sites. Green space covers 3.4% of the area: about 45 m² per resident, or 6.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 70% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Chelmsford Garden Community

    3.4%

    of the land is green space
    45 m² per resident, or 6.4 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    7 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Chelmsford Garden Community?

Chelmsford Garden Community has about 5.3 residents for every football pitch of land, or 1,922 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Chelmsford Garden Community
5.3 people per football pitch of land · 1,922 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Chelmsford Garden Community?

Prices in Chelmsford Garden Community were down on a year earlier in 51 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 2.0% on a year earlier.

Chelmsford Garden Community51 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Chelmsford Garden Community

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Chelmsford Garden Community

    £547,168

Change over 1 year

  • Chelmsford Garden Community

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Chelmsford Garden Community

    −£11,275

Change over ~10 years

  • Chelmsford Garden Community

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Chelmsford Garden Community

    +£10

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Chelmsford Garden Community

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Chelmsford Garden Community

    85

Number of postcodes

  • Chelmsford Garden Community

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Chelmsford Garden Community

    118

Households (Census 2021)

  • Chelmsford Garden Community

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Chelmsford Garden Community

    2,079

Household density

  • Chelmsford Garden Community

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Chelmsford Garden Community

    689 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Chelmsford Garden Community

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Chelmsford Garden Community

    5,800

Population density

  • Chelmsford Garden Community

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Chelmsford Garden Community

    1,922 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Chelmsford Garden Community

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Chelmsford Garden Community

    45 m² per resident · more than 70% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Chelmsford Garden Community

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Chelmsford Garden Community

    3.4%

Public parks

  • Chelmsford Garden Community

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Chelmsford Garden Community

    7

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Chelmsford Garden Community

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Chelmsford Garden Community

    87 per 1,000 · Very High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Chelmsford Garden Community

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Chelmsford Garden Community

    −2.3%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Chelmsford Garden Community

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Chelmsford Garden Community

    17 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Chelmsford Garden Community

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Chelmsford Garden Community

    MAR 2011 · £1,175,000

Most common price band

  • Chelmsford Garden Community

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Chelmsford Garden Community

    £500k – £1m · 53.0%

Detached average

  • Chelmsford Garden Community

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Chelmsford Garden Community

    £713,969

Semi-detached average

  • Chelmsford Garden Community

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Chelmsford Garden Community

    £553,173

Terraced average

  • Chelmsford Garden Community

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Chelmsford Garden Community

    £509,600

Flats average

  • Chelmsford Garden Community

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Chelmsford Garden Community

    £197,814

Detached share of sales

  • Chelmsford Garden Community

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Chelmsford Garden Community

    49.8%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Chelmsford Garden Community

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Chelmsford Garden Community

    14.9%

Terraced share of sales

  • Chelmsford Garden Community

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Chelmsford Garden Community

    8.4%

Flats share of sales

  • Chelmsford Garden Community

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Chelmsford Garden Community

    26.9%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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