— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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9,326 people · median £545,000 · 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 £545,000, up 14.4% over five years. That's about 10.7× local earnings — around the 11.3× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 62 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£545,000
5-year change+14.4%
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 ownership83%
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
£3,922 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 CM3 4 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Road | £315,000 | 263 | +1.3% |
| Brockenhurst Way | £118,000 | 233 | +68.3% |
| Mill Lane | £310,000 | 148 | +18.4% |
| Deerhurst Chase | £129,000 | 142 | +35.1% |
| The Ridge | £565,000 | 116 | +90.8% |
| Maldon Road | £386,000 | 104 | +21.3% |
| Parkdale | £382,500 | 104 | -3.9% |
| Lyndhurst Drive | £123,500 | 104 | +6.3% |
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 CM3 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 CM3 4 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Hawthorn Close Bicknacre | Terraced | 4+ | B | £485,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 9 DEERHURST CHASE BICKNACRE | Detached | 3 | D | £375,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 17 Deerhurst Chase Bicknacre | Detached | 3 | C | £350,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 28 Lyndhurst Drive Bicknacre | Semi-detached | 1 | D | £230,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 9 Runsell View Danbury | Detached | 4+ | C | £615,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 62 Hopping Jacks Lane Danbury | Detached | 4+ | D | £659,999 | Aug 2026 |
| 59 Maldon Road Danbury | Detached | 4+ | C | £740,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 12a Maldon Road | Flat | — | — | £250,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 45 White Elm Road Danbury | Detached | 4+ | C | £685,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Whistlers, 22 Butts Lane | Detached | — | — | £522,500 | Jun 2026 |
246 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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