Detached
£818,250
57% above the Little Waltham average
45.5% of sales
What is the average house price in Little Waltham? £521,105
The average house price in Little Waltham is £521,105, based on 19 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 28.6% (£208,279) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −28.6%
- Sold in 12 months
- 19
- 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 Little Waltham?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£352,600
32% below the Little Waltham average
24.2% of sales
Terraced
£403,562
23% below the Little Waltham average
30.3% of sales
Are house prices in Little Waltham going up or down?
House prices in Little Waltham are falling: down 28.6% (£208,279) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 3.5% (£17,705).
Past 12 months
−28.6%
−£208,279From £729,384 to £521,105
£729,384£520,888
Past 10 years
+3.5%
+£17,705From £503,400 to £521,105
£729,384£363,856
Quick answers for Little Waltham
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,675,000
Highest average, reached in September 2012
How many homes sold?
19
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
45.5% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
30.3% of sales
How many people live in Little Waltham?
1,173
350 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 Little Waltham?
507
151 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 Little Waltham?
34 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 55% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.5% 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 Little Waltham?
68 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · +45.5% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is 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.
How does Little Waltham rank?
15th most expensive area of Chelmsford.
Compared with 29 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Little Waltham?
The highest recorded sale prices in Little Waltham, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Little Waltham compare with nearby areas?
Little Waltham compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Chelmsford.
Little Waltham vs Great and Little Leighs
- Little Waltham
- £521,105
- Great and Little Leighs
- £458,006−£63,099
Open comparison
Little Waltham vs Chelmsford Garden Community
- Little Waltham
- £521,105
- Chelmsford Garden Community
- £547,168+£26,063
Open comparison
Little Waltham vs Broomfield
- Little Waltham
- £521,105
- Broomfield
- £456,463−£64,642
Open comparison
Little Waltham vs Great Waltham
- Little Waltham
- £521,105
- Great Waltham
- £568,150+£47,045
Open comparison
Little Waltham vs Boreham
- Little Waltham
- £521,105
- Boreham
- £456,725−£64,380
Open comparison
Little Waltham vs Springfield
- Little Waltham
- £521,105
- Springfield
- £358,328−£162,777
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 Little Waltham dataset covers 51 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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