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The average house price in Chigwell is £834,175 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices rose 3.1%.

England / Essex / Epping Forest

Chigwell

£834,175

Average price, last 12 months

+3.1% in a year
OCT 2016£720kSEPT 2026£834k

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What can I buy with my budget in Chigwell?

With £840,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in Chigwell.

£840,000

Chigwell

  • Flats

    £409,865

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £504,735

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £705,990

    In budget

  • Detached

    £1,382,079

    £542k 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 Chigwell?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Chigwell costs £4,173 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Chigwell

    £4,173

    a month

    Average price
    £834,175
    Deposit
    £83,418
    Mortgage
    £750,758
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £166,835

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

  • £1,382,079

Semi-detached

  • £705,990

Terraced

  • £504,735

Flats

  • £409,865

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Chigwell

Mostly detached houses

31%
26%
18%
25%

How green is Chigwell?

Chigwell has 4 public parks among 42 green space sites. Green space covers 6.5% of the area: about 71 m² per resident, or 9.9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 84% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Chigwell

    6.5%

    of the land is green space
    71 m² per resident, or 9.9 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 Chigwell?

Chigwell has about 6.6 residents for every football pitch of land, or 2,393 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Chigwell
6.6 people per football pitch of land · 2,393 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 Chigwell?

Prices in Chigwell were down on a year earlier in 54 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now up 3.1% on a year earlier.

Chigwell54 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

  • Chigwell

    England / Essex / Epping Forest / Chigwell

    £834,175

Change over 1 year

  • Chigwell

    England / Essex / Epping Forest / Chigwell

    +£24,712

Change over ~10 years

  • Chigwell

    England / Essex / Epping Forest / Chigwell

    +£113,963

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Chigwell

    England / Essex / Epping Forest / Chigwell

    143

Number of postcodes

  • Chigwell

    England / Essex / Epping Forest / Chigwell

    389

Households (Census 2021)

  • Chigwell

    England / Essex / Epping Forest / Chigwell

    5,190

Household density

  • Chigwell

    England / Essex / Epping Forest / Chigwell

    855 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Chigwell

    England / Essex / Epping Forest / Chigwell

    14,528

Population density

  • Chigwell

    England / Essex / Epping Forest / Chigwell

    2,393 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Chigwell

    England / Essex / Epping Forest / Chigwell

    71 m² per resident · more than 84% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Chigwell

    England / Essex / Epping Forest / Chigwell

    6.5%

Public parks

  • Chigwell

    England / Essex / Epping Forest / Chigwell

    4

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Chigwell

    England / Essex / Epping Forest / Chigwell

    60 per 1,000 · High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Chigwell

    England / Essex / Epping Forest / Chigwell

    +3.5%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Chigwell

    England / Essex / Epping Forest / Chigwell

    5.1 per 1,000

Background NO₂ (µg/m³)

  • Chigwell

    England / Essex / Epping Forest / Chigwell

    12.4 µg/m³ · Very High

Background PM2.5 (µg/m³)

  • Chigwell

    England / Essex / Epping Forest / Chigwell

    8.8 µg/m³ · Very High

Listed buildings

  • Chigwell

    England / Essex / Epping Forest / Chigwell

    67

Listed buildings per 1,000 homes

  • Chigwell

    England / Essex / Epping Forest / Chigwell

    12.9 per 1,000 homes · fewer 55% of areas

Homes in a conservation area

  • Chigwell

    England / Essex / Epping Forest / Chigwell

    0.8% · lower than 53% of areas

Peak month

  • Chigwell

    England / Essex / Epping Forest / Chigwell

    AUG 2026 · £1,586,747

Most common price band

  • Chigwell

    England / Essex / Epping Forest / Chigwell

    £500k – £1m · 44.8%

Detached average

  • Chigwell

    England / Essex / Epping Forest / Chigwell

    £1,382,079

Semi-detached average

  • Chigwell

    England / Essex / Epping Forest / Chigwell

    £705,990

Terraced average

  • Chigwell

    England / Essex / Epping Forest / Chigwell

    £504,735

Flats average

  • Chigwell

    England / Essex / Epping Forest / Chigwell

    £409,865

Detached share of sales

  • Chigwell

    England / Essex / Epping Forest / Chigwell

    31.4%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Chigwell

    England / Essex / Epping Forest / Chigwell

    26.4%

Terraced share of sales

  • Chigwell

    England / Essex / Epping Forest / Chigwell

    17.5%

Flats share of sales

  • Chigwell

    England / Essex / Epping Forest / Chigwell

    24.6%

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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