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18 recorded sales · median £188,750 · Chelmsford
Chelmsford Council · Liberal Democrat-controlled 31/57 seats · 54% · OCD 2026
71/100
Good
Acreright area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£189k
median price
8.8
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£189k
median sold price
10.7 yrs
of local pay to buy
32 min
London — fastest
4
rail stations mapped
3
grammar schools
87
schools total
8.8
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
633
Violence — most
8.9
NO₂ · WHO 10
5.4%
in a flood zone
653
green spaces
7.1
PM2.5 · WHO 5
413
eat & drink
103
shops
72.6%
gigabit
38
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£71,000 in 1997 → £221,000 in 2011
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Chelmsford, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-09-09
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2026 (control)
Crime2026-07
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £188,750. That's about 10.7× local earnings — around the 11.3× five-year average.
Sold price history
2011 · 2 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to Sep 2026 · 18 sales£188,750
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay10.7× · five-year average 11.3×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Chelmsford31.6%
Of the homes across Chelmsford that sold again within five years, 31.6% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than East of England (17.5%).
By property type
Semi-detached houses0%
Terraced houses6.3%
Flats36.1%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new48.9%
Bought second-hand24.8%
Overall
Typical resale gain+7.8% · ~6.7-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (675 resale pairs) across Chelmsford — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership70%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,245
Chelmsford City Council£235
Essex County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,642
Police & Crime Commissioner£275
Fire & Rescue£93
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,496
Band B£1,746
Band C£1,995
Band D (baseline)£2,245
Band E£2,743
Band F£3,242
Band G£3,741
Band H£4,489
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
Neighbourhood prices in Chelmsford how Pleshey Road compares · from Chelmsford
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Melbourne +24.4%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | £363,750 | +24.4% | 276 |
| Writtle | £522,500 | +23% | 132 |
| Tile Kiln | £381,000 | +18.8% | 162 |
| Chelmer Village | £336,500 | +18.3% | 276 |
| Chancellor Park | £450,000 | +17.3% | 147 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Pleshey Road — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobblers Cottage Pleshey Road Ford End | Detached | — | — | £455,000 | Jul 2022 |
| 44, Pleshey Road Ford End | Terraced | — | — | £295,000 | Nov 2019 |
| Aleksandra House Pleshey Road Ford End | Detached | — | — | £435,000 | Dec 2017 |
| 31 Pleshey Road Ford End | Semi-detached | — | — | £255,000 | Dec 2016 |
| 40 PLESHEY ROAD | Semi-detached | — | — | £245,000 | Nov 2013 |
| 37 PLESHEY ROAD GREAT WALTHAM CHELMSFORD | Semi-detached | — | — | £200,000 | Nov 2011 |
| 39 PLESHEY ROAD | Detached | — | — | £242,000 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 PLESHEY ROAD | Semi-detached | — | — | £300,000 | Nov 2010 |
| 42, Pleshey Road Ford End | Terraced | — | — | £190,000 | Nov 2009 |
| 37 PLESHEY ROAD GREAT WALTHAM CHELMSFORD | Semi-detached | — | — | £159,995 | May 2004 |
17 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
How safe is it? from Chelmsford
Crime runs at 8.8 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month8.8
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from Chelmsford
Recorded crimes by category across the whole Chelmsford district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on. Some forces log crimes at their police station, so a station can look like a hotspot.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from Chelmsford
Population181,523
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 7/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 65% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 7/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 7/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 65% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 8 in 2019 — has worsened since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
7.0/10
Employment
7.1/10
Education & skills
7.1/10
Health & disability
7.4/10
Crime
5.2/10
Housing & services
5.7/10
Living environment
6.5/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Chelmsford — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+61%
Unemployment · economically active residents4.2%
Degree-level (Level 4+)34%
Good or very good health85%
Own their home70%
Median age41.7
Born outside the UK12%
See the full Chelmsford report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
100% of the 5 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
5 of 5 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 5 nearest inspected schools
of the 5 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 24 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford End Church of England Primary School | Primary | Good ('23) | 0.2 km |
| Great Waltham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | — | 3.8 km |
| Up, Up and Away Pre-School | Nursery | Good ('25) | 3.8 km |
| Felsted School | All-through | — | 4.1 km |
| The Flitch Green Academy | Primary | Inspected '24 — see report | 4.2 km |
| Flitch Green Pre-School | Nursery | Outstanding ('22) | 4.2 km |
| Felsted Primary School | Primary | Good ('23) | 4.6 km |
| Felsted Little Acorns | Nursery | Requires improvement ('25) | 4.6 km |
| Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | Good ('23) | 4.6 km |
| Little Waltham Wonders | Nursery | — | 4.6 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
At a glance
| Here | |
|---|---|
| Life expectancy — men | 82 yrs |
| Life expectancy — women | 84.3 yrs |
| Smoking | 7.8% |
| Adults overweight or obese | 60.4% |
OHID Fingertips · district-level figures (the health-outcomes grain)
3
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 5.0 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
3
nearest dentists · nearest 7.1 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
3
nearest pharmacies · nearest 5.0 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Waltham & Gt Notley Surgery | GP | Good ('16) | 5.0 km |
| Brook Hill Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 5.0 km |
| Twyford Court Dental Surgery | Dentist | — | 7.1 km |
| John Tasker House Surgery | GP | Good ('20) | 7.1 km |
| 40A High Street [Dental Practice] | Dentist | — | 7.2 km |
| Market Place Dental | Dentist | — | 7.3 km |
| Ropers The Chemist | Pharmacy | — | 7.3 km |
| Angel Lane Surgery | GP | — | 7.3 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from Chelmsford
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 32 min from Chelmsford.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaulieu Park | 5.8 mi | London Liverpool Street | 38 min |
| Chelmsford | 6.1 mi | London Liverpool Street | 32 min |
| Braintree | 6.4 mi | London Liverpool Street | 61 min |
| Cressing | 6.6 mi | London Liverpool Street | 55 min |
| Braintree Freeport | 6.7 mi | London Liverpool Street | 59 min |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Chelmsford (32 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging9 points
Per 10,000 residents0.5
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from Chelmsford
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1000%
Flood zone5.4% of postcodes
Radonup to <1% of homes
Historic landfill38 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings1,012
Conservation areas25
Green belt37.5%
Green spaces653
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from Chelmsford
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 413 | 98% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 103 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 38 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 653 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from Chelmsford
Figures for the wider Chelmsford — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate4.2%
In work (employment rate)60.8%
Companies registered here28,695
New incorporations (12m)3,406
Property companies (SPVs)3,587
See the full Chelmsford report →
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district