House Prices · Essex

Chelmsford House Prices

1,477 sales analysed · HM Land Registry

The average sold house price in Chelmsford is £477,858 over the last 12 months, based on 1,477 HM Land Registry transactions — 32% above the England & Wales average.

Median price£400,000
Average price£477,858
Year-on-year+0%
Sales (12mo)1,477

Over the last 12 months, 1,477 homes sold across Chelmsford, at a median sold price of £400,000. Prices are broadly flat year-on-year. Detached homes account for the largest share of recent sales. That puts Chelmsford 32% above the England & Wales average of £363,367. The gap between the £400,000 median and £477,858 average points to a tail of high-value sales pulling the average up.

Prices by property type

HM Land Registry

Chelmsford is predominantly a detached and semi-detached market. Each bar shows the median sold price by type, and how it compares to the Chelmsford median.

Detached422 £575,000+44%
Semi-detached395 £425,000+6%
Terraced338 £360,000-10%
Flat / Maisonette299 £214,500-46%
Other23 £700,000+75%

Price growth in Chelmsford

HM Land Registry

A typical Chelmsford home is worth about £180,000 more than 15 years ago — up 81.8%.

£220k15y ago£300k10y ago£380k5y ago£400know

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the OGL v3.0. Figures exclude commercial and some non-standard transactions; England & Wales only.