Detached
£541,874
18% above the Great and Little Leighs average
53.1% of sales
What is the average house price in Great and Little Leighs? £458,006
The average house price in Great and Little Leighs is £458,006, based on 38 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 27.9% (£177,037) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −27.9%
- Sold in 12 months
- 38
- 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 and Little Leighs?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£465,136
2% above the Great and Little Leighs average
23.4% of sales
Terraced
£372,468
19% below the Great and Little Leighs average
15.6% of sales
Flats
£212,666
54% below the Great and Little Leighs average
7.8% of sales
Are house prices in Great and Little Leighs going up or down?
House prices in Great and Little Leighs are falling: down 27.9% (£177,037) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 27.6% (£99,181).
Past 12 months
−27.9%
−£177,037From £635,043 to £458,006
£635,043£438,083
Past 10 years
+27.6%
+£99,181From £358,825 to £458,006
£635,043£330,852
Quick answers for Great and Little Leighs
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,200,000
Highest average, reached in March 2014
How many homes sold?
38
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
53.1% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
31.3% of sales
How many people live in Great and Little Leighs?
2,986
456 people per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Population density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Great and Little Leighs?
1,127
172 households per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Household density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Great and Little Leighs?
18 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 72% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 2.6 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.3% of the area · 2 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 and Little Leighs?
48 crimes per 1,000 residents
Typical · +0.7% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Typical, 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 and Little Leighs rank?
22nd most expensive area of Chelmsford.
Compared with 29 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Great and Little Leighs?
The highest recorded sale prices in Great and Little Leighs, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
white gardens mill lane, essex
£2,000,000
Sold December 2023
View house details
How do house prices in Great and Little Leighs compare with nearby areas?
Great and Little Leighs compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Chelmsford.
Great and Little Leighs vs Little Waltham
- Great and Little Leighs
- £458,006
- Little Waltham
- £521,105+£63,099
Open comparison
Great and Little Leighs vs Great Waltham
- Great and Little Leighs
- £458,006
- Great Waltham
- £568,150+£110,144
Open comparison
Great and Little Leighs vs Chelmsford Garden Community
- Great and Little Leighs
- £458,006
- Chelmsford Garden Community
- £547,168+£89,162
Open comparison
Great and Little Leighs vs Pleshey
- Great and Little Leighs
- £458,006
- Pleshey
- £1,128,750+£670,744
Open comparison
Great and Little Leighs vs Boreham
- Great and Little Leighs
- £458,006
- Boreham
- £456,725−£1,281
Open comparison
Great and Little Leighs vs Broomfield
- Great and Little Leighs
- £458,006
- Broomfield
- £456,463−£1,543
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 and Little Leighs dataset covers 91 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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