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Asking rent £1,449/month · Gross yield 4.3% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Chelmsford: asking rent £1,449/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 1,643 lets).
£1,449/month 12 months to Sep 2026
1,643 lets
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.
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.
718 on 6 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 6 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in Chelmsford runs from £1,118/month for 1 bedroom to £2,222/month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,118/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +0.7% on the previous 12 months | 1024 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,527/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +6.4% on the previous 12 months | 1475 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,846/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +4.6% on the previous 12 months | 582 |
| 4 bedrooms | £2,222/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +2% on the previous 12 months | 164 |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings 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.
Corporate landlords hold 77% of the 2,423 units in Chelmsford whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Chelmsford ranks 9th of 12 local authorities in Essex for asking rent, at £1,449/month.
Chelmsford ranks 9th of 12 local authorities in Essex for asking rent, at £1,449/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Epping Forest | £2,044/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,039 | measured |
| 2 | Brentwood | £1,890/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 652 | measured |
| 3 | Uttlesford | £1,647/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 791 | measured |
| 4 | Rochford | £1,536/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 379 | measured |
| 5 | Basildon | £1,506/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,182 | measured |
| 9 | Chelmsford | £1,449/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,643 | measured |
Chelmsford ranks 5th of 12 local authorities in Essex for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.3%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harlow | 5.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 208 | measured |
| 2 | Basildon | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,628 | measured |
| 3 | Maldon | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 405 | measured |
| 4 | Tendring | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,071 | measured |
| 5 | Chelmsford | 4.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,341 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in Essex
CM3 leads the 4 postcode districts within Chelmsford for asking rent, at £1,595/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CM3 | £1,595/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 229 | measured |
| 2 | CM1 | £1,481/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 757 | measured |
| 3 | SS11 | £1,414/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 85 | indicative |
| 4 | CM2 | £1,392/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 653 | measured |
CM2 leads the 4 postcode districts within Chelmsford for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.0%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CM2 | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,490 | measured |
| 2 | CM1 | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,439 | measured |
| 3 | SS11 | 4.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 10 of 12 months observed | 105 | measured |
| 4 | CM3 | 3.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 302 | measured |
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
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| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,643 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 3,341 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 6 Nov 2026 | 6 Nov 2026 | — |