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How do I compare house prices between areas?

The average house price in Writtle is £481,229 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 12.6%.

England / Essex / Chelmsford

Writtle

£481,229

Average price, last 12 months

−12.6% in a year
OCT 2016£401kSEPT 2026£481k

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What can I buy with my budget in Writtle?

With £490,000 you could afford the average terraced house in Writtle.

£490,000

Writtle

  • Flats

    £205,875

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £466,440

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £453,182

    In budget

  • Detached

    £687,964

    £198k 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 Writtle?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Writtle costs £2,407 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Writtle

    £2,407

    a month

    Average price
    £481,229
    Deposit
    £48,123
    Mortgage
    £433,106
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £96,246

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

  • £687,964

Semi-detached

  • £453,182

Terraced

  • £466,440

Flats

  • £205,875

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Writtle

Mostly semi-detached houses

28%
40%
22%

How green is Writtle?

Writtle has 4 public parks among 24 green space sites. Green space covers 13.3% of the area: about 452 m² per resident, or 63 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 98% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Writtle

    13.3%

    of the land is green space
    452 m² per resident, or 63 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    4 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 Writtle?

Writtle has about 2.1 residents for every football pitch of land, or 763 people per square mile, which counts as high density.

Writtle
2.1 people per football pitch of land · 763 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 Writtle?

Prices in Writtle were down on a year earlier in 39 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 12.6% on a year earlier.

Writtle39 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

  • Writtle

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Writtle

    £481,229

Change over 1 year

  • Writtle

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Writtle

    −£69,487

Change over ~10 years

  • Writtle

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Writtle

    +£97,781

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Writtle

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Writtle

    48

Number of postcodes

  • Writtle

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Writtle

    174

Households (Census 2021)

  • Writtle

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Writtle

    2,302

Household density

  • Writtle

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Writtle

    329 per sq mi · High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Writtle

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Writtle

    5,340

Population density

  • Writtle

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Writtle

    763 per sq mi · High

Green space per resident

  • Writtle

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Writtle

    452 m² per resident · more than 98% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Writtle

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Writtle

    13.3%

Public parks

  • Writtle

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Writtle

    4

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Writtle

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Writtle

    52 per 1,000 · Typical

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Writtle

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Writtle

    +1.1%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Writtle

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Writtle

    6.7 per 1,000

Background NO₂ (µg/m³)

  • Writtle

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Writtle

    No air quality data

Background PM2.5 (µg/m³)

  • Writtle

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Writtle

    No air quality data

Listed buildings

  • Writtle

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Writtle

    —

Listed buildings per 1,000 homes

  • Writtle

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Writtle

    —

Homes in a conservation area

  • Writtle

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Writtle

    —

Peak month

  • Writtle

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Writtle

    MAY 2008 · £1,200,000

Most common price band

  • Writtle

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Writtle

    £500k – £1m · 33.6%

Detached average

  • Writtle

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Writtle

    £687,964

Semi-detached average

  • Writtle

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Writtle

    £453,182

Terraced average

  • Writtle

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Writtle

    £466,440

Flats average

  • Writtle

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Writtle

    £205,875

Detached share of sales

  • Writtle

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Writtle

    27.6%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Writtle

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Writtle

    40.3%

Terraced share of sales

  • Writtle

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Writtle

    21.6%

Flats share of sales

  • Writtle

    England / Essex / Chelmsford / Writtle

    10.4%

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. Listed buildings and conservation areas from Historic England, planning.data.gov.uk and Cadw; "No council data" means the council has not published its conservation area boundaries. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), licensed under the Open Government Licence.

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