Sold £4,650/m² · Median sold £423,386 (1,889 sales) · Index +0.4% y/y · Turnover 2.2% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Chelmsford?
EPC A or B
17%
EPC D or worse
47%
What does Chelmsford cost?
Chelmsford: sold price per m² £4,650/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 1,889 sales). +1.2% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£4,650/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
1,889 sales
+1.2% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,889 sales.
Sold price
£423,386 12 months to Jun 2026
1,889 sales
-2.2% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,889 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£406,396 12 months to Sep 2026
7,580 listings
-4.8% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 7,580 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £3,906/m² in Sep 2016 to £4,686/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £390,821 in Sep 2016 to £417,419 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £400,000 in Jan 2022 to £425,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £4,779/m² in Aug 2025 to £4,657/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 98% in Jan 2022 to 98% in Dec 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
Asking price index: 101.6 in Jan 2022 to 104.9 in Sep 2026.
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,643 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.3% 12 months to Sep 2026
3,341 lets
+10.2% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,341 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £1,438/month in Aug 2025 to £1,482/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.0% in Jan 2022 to 4.2% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 85.5 in Jan 2022 to 116.8 in Sep 2026.
How does Chelmsford vary by home size?
Asking price in Chelmsford runs from £188,845 for 1 bedroom to £860,837 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Chelmsford. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£188,845
12 months to Sep 2026
-4% on the previous 12 months
844
2 bedrooms
£290,685
12 months to Sep 2026
-3.7% on the previous 12 months
2059
3 bedrooms
£420,444
12 months to Sep 2026
-2.6% on the previous 12 months
2243
4 bedrooms
£599,359
12 months to Sep 2026
-1.5% on the previous 12 months
1772
5+ bedrooms
£860,837
12 months to Sep 2026
-1.4% on the previous 12 months
626
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Chelmsford?
Chelmsford: turnover 2.2% (12 months to Mar 2026, 1,842 sales). -27% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.2% 12 months to Mar 2026
1,842 sales
-27% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,842 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
3,731 12 months to Sep 2026
3,731 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,731 listings.
New listings
4,854 12 months to Sep 2026
4,854 listings
+19.8% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,854 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.4% in Sep 2016 to 0.1% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 264 in Aug 2025 to 452 in Sep 2026.New listings: 428 in Jan 2022 to 580 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 98 in Jan 2022 to 200 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 1,816 in Sep 2026 to 5,654 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 167 days in Jan 2022 to 211 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in Chelmsford?
124 agents listed homes for sale in Chelmsford; the three largest took 15% of the listings.
Agents active
124
Top three agents’ share
15%
New homes among listings
5.4%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Chelmsford?
Corporate landlords hold 77% of the 2,423 units in Chelmsford whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords77% of classified · 1,868 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)12% of classified · 295 units
Housing associations9.7% of classified · 235 units
RMC1.0% of classified · 25 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Chelmsford rank?
Chelmsford ranks 3rd of 12 local authorities in Essex for sold price per m², at £4,650/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Essex
Chelmsford ranks 3rd of 12 local authorities in Essex for sold price per m², at £4,650/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in Essex, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
CM1Postcode district · Asking £4,562/m² · Sep 2026
CM2Postcode district · Asking £4,770/m² · Sep 2026
CM3Postcode district · Asking £4,433/m² · Sep 2026
SS11Postcode district · Asking £4,318/m² · Sep 2026
BasildonNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,587/m² · Sep 2026
BraintreeNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,146/m² · Sep 2026
BrentwoodNeighbouring local authority · Asking £6,447/m² · Sep 2026
Castle PointNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,454/m² · Sep 2026
ColchesterNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,738/m² · Sep 2026
Epping ForestNeighbouring local authority · Asking £6,098/m² · Sep 2026
HarlowNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,643/m² · Sep 2026
MaldonNeighbouring local authority · Asking £5,002/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Chelmsford
What is the median house price in Chelmsford?
Homes in Chelmsford sold for a median £423,386 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,889 sales. Per square metre that is £4,650/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Chelmsford changed?
+1.2% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Chelmsford?
Homes to let in Chelmsford asked a median £1,449/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,643 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Chelmsford?
4.3% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,341 lets. +10.2% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Chelmsford?
2.2% of the homes in Chelmsford changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,842 sales.
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Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.