Detached
£826,500
15% above the Margaretting average
52.9% of sales
What is the average house price in Margaretting? £719,285
The average house price in Margaretting is £719,285, based on 7 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are up 10.3% (£66,935) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +10.3%
- Sold in 12 months
- 7
- Data up to
- August 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Margaretting?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£540,000
25% below the Margaretting average
29.4% of sales
Terraced
£362,500
50% below the Margaretting average
17.6% of sales
Are house prices in Margaretting going up or down?
House prices in Margaretting are rising: up 10.3% (£66,935) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 58.5% (£265,606).
Past 12 months
+10.3%
+£66,935From £652,350 to £719,285
£719,285£537,500
Past 10 years
+58.5%
+£265,606From £453,679 to £719,285
£977,944£453,679
Quick answers for Margaretting
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,317,500
Highest average, reached in September 2022
How many homes sold?
7
Recorded so far for the 12 months to August 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
52.9% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
64.7% of sales
How many people live in Margaretting?
871
199 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 Margaretting?
366
84 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 Margaretting?
40 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 64% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 5.6 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.3% 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 Margaretting?
68 crimes
−32.0% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Margaretting rank?
4th most expensive area of Chelmsford.
Compared with 29 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Margaretting?
The highest recorded sale prices in Margaretting, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
ging house wantz road, essex
£2,250,000
Sold September 2022
View house details
How do house prices in Margaretting compare with nearby areas?
Margaretting compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Chelmsford.
Margaretting vs Stock
- Margaretting
- £719,285
- Stock
- £1,235,000+£515,715
Open comparison
Margaretting vs Highwood
- Margaretting
- £719,285
- Highwood
- £580,000−£139,285
Open comparison
Margaretting vs Writtle
- Margaretting
- £719,285
- Writtle
- £481,229−£238,056
Open comparison
Margaretting vs Galleywood
- Margaretting
- £719,285
- Galleywood
- £490,765−£228,520
Open comparison
Margaretting vs West Hanningfield
- Margaretting
- £719,285
- West Hanningfield
- £607,045−£112,240
Open comparison
Margaretting vs Great Baddow
- Margaretting
- £719,285
- Great Baddow
- £416,451−£302,834
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 (August 2026). The Margaretting dataset covers 55 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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