Chelmsford house prices

The average house price in Chelmsford postcode area is £456k, down by -£12.6k (-3%) over the last 12 months, while the median is £400k. New homes cost £487k, while established homes average £455k. Most homes were sold in the £300k-£400k price range with 2314 (26.1%) properties sold, followed by £500k-£750k price range with 1768 (20.0%) properties sold. There were 8.9k residential property sales and sales dropped by 23.8% (-3.0k transactions).

Current residential house prices
October 2025 - September 2026Chelmsford postcode areaEngland & Wales
Median house price£400k£280k
Average house price£456k£349k

Chelmsford property sales share by price range

shows a number of properties sold in a given price range between October 2025 - September 2026.

Chelmsford property sales share by price range
Market Analysis of Sales Volume and Share by House Price Range
House price rangeMarket shareSales volume
█ £50k-£100k0.8%68
█ £100k-£150k2.1%189
█ £150k-£200k5.4%478
█ £200k-£250k7.3%643
█ £250k-£300k9.2%813
█ £300k-£400k26.1%2.3k
█ £400k-£500k19.8%1.8k
█ £500k-£750k20.0%1.8k
█ £750k-£1M6.3%558
█ over £1M3.1%277

Chelmsford house prices map

This price map shows the average house price in a given postcode sector. The most affordable place is 'CM7 3' with the average price of £271k. The most expensive place is 'CM4 9', £877k.

Chelmsford house prices map

Chelmsford house prices compared to other areas

Comparison of the average house price and an average price percentage change by postcode area. Price % change compares the average house price between October 2025 - September 2026 to the average price in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle shows the number of property transactions. The bigger the circle the higher the sales volumes in postcode area.

Chelmsford house prices compared to other areasAverage price percentage change
Average house price

Chelmsford house price rank

With the average price of £456k, Chelmsford is the 27. most pricey postcode area out of 105 England and Wales' postcode areas.

Chelmsford house price rank
Ranking of postcode area by Average House Price
Rankpostcode areaAverage price
1.WC, Western Central London£1.0M
2.W, West London£1.0M
3.SW, South West London£908k
4.NW, North West London£900k
5.EC, East Central London£767k
6.N, North London£705k
7.KT, Kingston upon Thames£662k
8.AL, St Albans£622k
9.TW, Twickenham£604k
10.SL, Slough£597k
...
27.CM, Chelmsford£456k
...
95.CA, Carlisle£215k
96.BD, Bradford£215k
97.WN, Wigan£203k
98.HU, Hull£196k
99.DN, Doncaster£193k
100.FY, Blackpool£189k
101.DL, Darlington£187k
102.BB, Blackburn£184k
103.TS, Cleveland£176k
104.DH, Durham£170k
105.SR, Sunderland£149k

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Chelmsford real house prices

Yearly average nominal house prices adjusted for inflation.

Chelmsford real house prices

Yearly Real Average House Prices for Chelmsford postcode area
YearChelmsford postcode areaEngland & Wales
2026£446k£345k
2025£488k£374k
2024£494k£386k
2023£520k£421k
2022£606k£476k
2021£605k£468k
2020£587k£448k
2019£565k£423k
2018£589k£435k
2017£595k£444k
2016£567k£437k
2015£518k£423k
2014£484k£416k
2013£466k£409k
2012£469k£407k
2011£493k£419k
2010£525k£446k
2009£472k£401k
2008£511k£423k
2007£537k£448k
2006£515k£427k
2005£502k£409k
2004£494k£397k
2003£465k£357k
2002£418k£321k
2001£353k£282k
2000£325k£262k
1999£280k£238k
1998£258k£219k
1997£241k£207k
1996£228k£193k
1995£224k£190k

Chelmsford house prices

Yearly average nominal prices and CAGR compared to England & Wales' house prices

Chelmsford house prices

Yearly Nominal Average House Prices and CAGR for Chelmsford postcode area
YearChelmsford postcode area
average price
CAGR
England & Wales
average price
CAGR
2026£446k
5.70%
£345k
5.38%
2025£469k
6.07%
£360k
5.71%
2024£458k
6.19%
£358k
5.89%
2023£441k
6.28%
£357k
6.11%
2022£459k
6.68%
£361k
6.38%
2021£441k
6.78%
£342k
6.41%
2020£419k
6.85%
£320k
6.39%
2019£395k
6.87%
£296k
6.32%
2018£398k
7.22%
£294k
6.58%
2017£389k
7.44%
£290k
6.82%
2016£364k
7.47%
£280k
6.98%
2015£330k
7.33%
£270k
7.14%
2014£301k
7.21%
£258k
7.28%
2013£281k
7.22%
£247k
7.42%
2012£275k
7.51%
£238k
7.66%
2011£274k
7.98%
£233k
8.00%
2010£278k
8.65%
£236k
8.66%
2009£251k
8.50%
£213k
8.52%
2008£262k
9.54%
£217k
9.35%
2007£263k
10.42%
£219k
10.26%
2006£245k
10.70%
£204k
10.49%
2005£233k
11.24%
£189k
10.80%
2004£223k
12.03%
£179k
11.35%
2003£203k
12.33%
£156k
10.94%
2002£179k
12.20%
£138k
10.65%
2001£149k
10.90%
£119k
9.77%
2000£133k
10.69%
£108k
9.61%
1999£113k
8.95%
£96.0k
9.04%
1998£101k
7.96%
£85.4k
7.94%
1997£91.3k
6.75%
£78.5k
7.51%
1996£84.4k
5.33%
£71.5k
5.26%
1995£80.1k
£67.9k

Chelmsford house prices and nearby areas

Yearly average nominal prices

Chelmsford house prices and nearby areas

Historical house price growth rates for Chelmsford postcode area and adjacent postcode areas (5 to 30 years).
postcode area5Y Change10Y Change20Y Change30Y Change
CB, Cambridge2.3%15%86%446%
CM, Chelmsford1.1%23%82%429%
CO, Colchester1.5%30%67%421%
EN, Enfield-1.6%17%98%454%
IG, Ilford3.7%24%98%498%
RM, Romford9.5%36%111%535%
SG, Stevenage4.0%27%83%434%
SS, Southend-on-Sea4.4%33%97%513%

Chelmsford house prices by property type

Yearly average nominal prices

Chelmsford house prices by property type

Average house price by property type
October 2025 - September 2026Chelmsford postcode areaEngland & Wales
Detached£680k£506k
Flat£230k£289k
Semi-Detached£444k£322k
Terraced£362k£287k


Annual Price Percentage Changes by Property Type in Chelmsford postcode area
Property type5Y Change10Y Change20Y Change30Y Change
Detached2.5%19%73%400%
Flat-1.8%9.3%52%429%
Semi-Detached4.1%23%91%502%
Terraced6.1%22%91%526%

Chelmsford house price to earnings ratio

The median property price to median earnings ratio is ranging between 8.2 in Braintree and 10.7 in Epping Forest. Ie. Braintree resident with middle-income needs 8.2 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. Resident in Epping Forest needs 10.7 annual salaries. The England and Wales ratio was 7.54 in 2024.
Chelmsford house price to earnings ratio history
Housing Affordability: Median House Price to Median Salary Ratio byLocal authority
Local authorityRatio in 2024
England and Wales7.54
Braintree8.2
Basildon8.3
Harlow9.1
Uttlesford9.3
Brentwood9.7
Chelmsford9.7
Maldon9.8
Epping Forest10.7

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