Detached
£820,928
44% above the Great Waltham average
41.3% of sales
What is the average house price in Great Waltham? £568,150
The average house price in Great Waltham is £568,150, based on 20 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 16.9% (£115,290) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −16.9%
- Sold in 12 months
- 20
- 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 Great Waltham?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£429,611
24% below the Great Waltham average
37.0% of sales
Terraced
£437,500
23% below the Great Waltham average
21.7% of sales
Are house prices in Great Waltham going up or down?
House prices in Great Waltham are falling: down 16.9% (£115,290) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 11.7% (£59,284).
Past 12 months
−16.9%
−£115,290From £683,440 to £568,150
£701,525£568,150
Past 10 years
+11.7%
+£59,284From £508,866 to £568,150
£683,440£429,708
Quick answers for Great Waltham
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,520,000
Highest average, reached in June 2025
How many homes sold?
20
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
41.3% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
43.5% of sales
How many people live in Great Waltham?
2,339
241 people per square mile · Typical (Census 2021)
Population density is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Great Waltham?
965
100 households per square mile · Typical (Census 2021)
Household density is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Great Waltham?
87 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 88% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 12 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.8% of the area · 0 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 Great Waltham?
41 crimes per 1,000 residents
Low · +23.1% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Great Waltham rank?
13th most expensive area of Chelmsford.
Compared with 29 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Great Waltham?
The highest recorded sale prices in Great Waltham, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
brook house brook hill, essex
£1,750,000
Sold November 2003
View house details
How do house prices in Great Waltham compare with nearby areas?
Great Waltham compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Chelmsford.
Great Waltham vs Pleshey
- Great Waltham
- £568,150
- Pleshey
- £1,128,750+£560,600
Open comparison
Great Waltham vs Great and Little Leighs
- Great Waltham
- £568,150
- Great and Little Leighs
- £458,006−£110,144
Open comparison
Great Waltham vs Little Waltham
- Great Waltham
- £568,150
- Little Waltham
- £521,105−£47,045
Open comparison
Great Waltham vs Mashbury
- Great Waltham
- £568,150
- Mashbury
- £495,000−£73,150
Open comparison
Great Waltham vs Chignall
- Great Waltham
- £568,150
- Chignall
- £505,818−£62,332
Open comparison
Great Waltham vs Broomfield
- Great Waltham
- £568,150
- Broomfield
- £456,463−£111,687
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
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 00:26 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Great Waltham dataset covers 107 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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