What type of properties are sold in Chelmsford? Detached houses

Detached houses are the most common type of property sold in Chelmsford, at 29.0% of sales over the past two years. Semi-detached houses are next, at 28.0%.

Share of sales
29.0%
Average price
£674,598
Data up to
August 2026

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this

All house prices in Chelmsford

Which type of property sells most in Chelmsford?

Houses make up 79.1% of sales in Chelmsford, and flats 20.9%. Shares cover the past two years.

Share of sales by property type in Chelmsford
Property typeShare of sales
Detached housesMost common29.0%
Semi-detached houses28.0%
Terraced houses22.1%
Flats20.9%

How much does each type of property cost in Chelmsford?

Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.

Detached house illustration

Detached

£674,598

54% above the Chelmsford average

29.0% of sales

Semi-detached house illustration

Semi-detached

£440,240

1% above the Chelmsford average

28.0% of sales

Terraced house illustration

Terraced

£371,197

15% below the Chelmsford average

22.1% of sales

Flats house illustration

Flats

£213,084

51% below the Chelmsford average

20.9% of sales

What else do people ask about Chelmsford?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Chelmsford.

Where 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.

Last updated 7 October 2026 at 02:21 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Chelmsford dataset covers 6,668 postcodes.

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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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