Detached
£659,776
52% above the Chelmsford average
28.9% of sales
What is the average house price in Chelmsford? £434,815
The average house price in Chelmsford is £434,815, based on 2,236 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 3.8% (£17,023) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −3.8%
- Sold in 12 months
- 2,236
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Chelmsford?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£438,875
1% above the Chelmsford average
27.8% of sales
Terraced
£368,846
15% below the Chelmsford average
22.4% of sales
Flats
£210,813
52% below the Chelmsford average
20.9% of sales
Are house prices in Chelmsford going up or down?
House prices in Chelmsford are falling: down 3.8% (£17,023) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 28.2% (£95,534).
Past 12 months
−3.8%
−£17,023From £451,838 to £434,815
£451,838£434,815
Past 10 years
+28.2%
+£95,534From £339,281 to £434,815
£451,838£339,281
Quick answers for Chelmsford
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£498,718
Highest average, reached in November 2022
How many homes sold?
2,236
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
28.9% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
26.4% of sales
How many people live in Chelmsford?
181,602
1,370 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Chelmsford?
75,348
569 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Chelmsford?
60 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 79% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 8.4 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
3.2% of the area · 66 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Chelmsford?
78 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · +5.1% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Stock
£1,235,000
Least expensive
Springfield
£358,328
How does Chelmsford rank?
28th most expensive area of Essex.
Compared with 45 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Chelmsford?
The highest recorded sale prices in Chelmsford, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Chelmsford compare with nearby areas?
Chelmsford compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Essex.
Chelmsford vs Woodham Walter
- Chelmsford
- £434,815
- Woodham Walter
- £726,375+£291,560
Open comparison
Chelmsford vs Ulting
- Chelmsford
- £434,815
- Ulting
- £1,026,666+£591,851
Open comparison
Chelmsford vs Woodham Mortimer
- Chelmsford
- £434,815
- Woodham Mortimer
- £664,153+£229,338
Open comparison
Chelmsford vs Langford
- Chelmsford
- £434,815
- Langford
- £793,750+£358,935
Open comparison
Chelmsford vs Hazeleigh
- Chelmsford
- £434,815
- Hazeleigh
- £447,552+£12,737
Open comparison
Chelmsford vs Wickham Bishops
- Chelmsford
- £434,815
- Wickham Bishops
- £715,980+£281,165
Open comparison
Which areas of Chelmsford are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 29 areas of Chelmsford, most expensive first.
- 1
£1,235,000
Change over one year: +29.8%
- 2
£1,128,750
Change over one year: +114.5%
- 3
£906,625
Change over one year: −14.0%
- 4
£719,285
Change over one year: +10.3%
- 5
£706,400
Change over one year: +11.9%
- 6
£700,593
Change over one year: −11.8%
- 7
£667,142
Change over one year: −36.1%
- 8
£657,000
Change over one year: +3.2%
- 9
£624,807
Change over one year: −9.5%
- 10
£607,045
Change over one year: −24.8%
- 11
£603,468
Change over one year: −0.8%
- 12
£580,000
Change over one year: −6.9%
- 13
£568,150
Change over one year: −16.9%
- 14
£547,168
Change over one year: −2.0%
- 15
£521,105
Change over one year: −28.6%
- 16
£505,818
Change over one year: +9.0%
- 17
£500,000
Change over one year: −8.9%
- 18
£495,000
Change over one year: −55.0%
- 19
£490,765
Change over one year: +23.0%
- 20
£489,596
Change over one year: +6.3%
- 21
£481,229
Change over one year: −12.6%
- 22
£458,006
Change over one year: −27.9%
- 23
£456,725
Change over one year: +18.7%
- 24
£456,463
Change over one year: +1.2%
- 25
£454,724
Change over one year: −6.7%
- 26
£416,451
Change over one year: +5.2%
- 27
£388,039
Change over one year: +0.3%
- 28
£375,055
Change over one year: −11.3%
- 29
£358,328
Change over one year: +1.4%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:21 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Chelmsford dataset covers 6,668 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.