— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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13,742 people · median £425,000 · Chelmsford
Chelmsford Council · Liberal Democrat-controlled 31/57 seats · 54% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector
A typical home here sells for £425,000, up 7% over five years. That's about 10.7× local earnings — around the 11.3× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 87 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£425,000
5-year change+7%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay10.7× · five-year average 11.3×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Chelmsford32%
Of the homes across Chelmsford that sold again within five years, 32% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than East of England (17.9%).
By property type
Detached houses0%
Semi-detached houses0%
Terraced houses6.3%
Flats36.5%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new49.5%
Bought second-hand25.3%
Overall
Typical resale gain+7.7% · ~6.7-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (694 resale pairs) across Chelmsford — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership67%
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
£3,681 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in CM1 4 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broomfield Road | £170,000 | 244 | -22.4% |
| Sunrise Avenue | £191,500 | 222 | +9.3% |
| Patching Hall Lane | £175,000 | 209 | -4.1% |
| The Street | £302,500 | 160 | +22.7% |
| Bounderby Grove | £98,000 | 149 | -13.4% |
| Chester Place | £100,000 | 146 | +6.1% |
| Darnay Rise | £105,000 | 125 | +22% |
| Rutland Road | £164,000 | 121 | +12.5% |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in Chelmsford how CM1 4 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 CM1 4 — sold prices
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| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30, Speedwell Crescent Chelmsford | Detached | 4+ | B | £660,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 8 Rutland Road | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £220,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 9 Pickwick Avenue | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £431,300 | Sep 2026 |
| 3 Cowlin Mead | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £418,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 34 Wickham Crescent | Detached | 4+ | C | £530,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 10 Fifth Avenue | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £585,500 | Aug 2026 |
| 4 Wickfield Ash | Detached | 4+ | C | £490,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 36a Third Avenue | Flat | 1 | D | £228,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 77 Woodhall Road | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £380,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 103 Rutland Road | Terraced | 3 | C | £332,000 | Aug 2026 |
338 sales in 12 months — 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
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