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CM1 4

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 · 61 sales
£207k£277k£347k£417k£487k201120182026 YTD2014 +16%−6%£460,000
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£425,000
5-year change+7%
Full history since 1995
£20k£142k£264k£385k£507k199520102026 YTD2000 +38%−17%£460,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£525k
Semi-detached
£455k
Terraced
£352k
Flat
£190k
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 ownership67%

Owned outright
37%
With a mortgage
31%
Private rented
13%
Social rented
19%
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

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Broomfield Road£170,000242-21.7%
Sunrise Avenue£191,500222+19.6%
Patching Hall Lane£175,000209-6.2%
The Street£302,500160+15.1%
Bounderby Grove£98,000149+55.8%
Chester Place£100,000146+6.1%
Darnay Rise£105,000125+29.2%
Rutland Road£163,875120
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%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 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

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
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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