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Property market | £419,703 for a semi-detached property |
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Airport access | Closest airport is London Southend (9.7 miles) |
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Broadband | 55.1mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) |
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Ethnic diversity | White: 88.5% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 11.4% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) |
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Socio-economic status | Ranked 67 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 549 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Saffron Walden level) |
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Community | Median age is 41.6 | Population of 168,310 | Happiness is Above Average for Essex, High for UK |
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Crime | 5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Chelmsford) |
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Commute (approx) | - Stratford (London) (25 mins) - London Liverpool Street (34 mins) - Highbury & Islington (53 mins) |
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£419,703 for a semi-detached property |
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Closest airport is London Southend (9.7 miles) |
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55.1mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) |
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Median age is 41.6 | 168,310 | Happiness is Above Average for Essex, High for UK |
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Ranked 67 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 549 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Saffron Walden level) |
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5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Chelmsford) |
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- Stratford (London) (25 mins) - London Liverpool Street (34 mins) - Highbury & Islington (53 mins) |
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Photo above: Chelmsford: High Street and Shire Hall, Thursday, 21 June, 2018
Photo: Chelmsford: High Street and Shire Hall, Thursday, 21 June, 2018
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The property market in Chelmsford has had a steady increase over the last few years but a recent decline. Based on data published on 14 August 2024, on average a detached house costs £660,562, which is down -1.0% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £419,703 (down -0.4% on last year) , a terraced house £333,056 (down -0.7% on last year) and a flat £228,065. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £938 per month. Property prices in Chelmsford are similar to the average property prices across Essex and are a little higher compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Chelmsford, prices have decreased, while prices increased across the Essex region.
Property data is based on Chelmsford level pricing data and is as at June 2024 (publicised 14 August 2024)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to June 2024
| County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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| Northumberland | £341,537 | +9.1% | £193,799 | +9.1% |
| Oxfordshire | £681,167 | +7.2% | £446,842 | +8.5% |
| Warwickshire | £497,044 | +5.4% | £296,606 | +4.9% |
| Lancashire | £327,674 | +5.0% | £202,231 | +4.7% |
| Staffordshire | £368,206 | +4.6% | £231,129 | +5.4% |
| Buckinghamshire | £827,077 | +4.6% | £460,901 | +6.3% |
| Derbyshire | £337,829 | +4.5% | £211,624 | +3.9% |
| West Northamptonshire | £468,120 | +4.2% | £282,342 | +5.3% |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | £330,614 | +4.2% | £211,375 | +4.4% |
| Nottinghamshire | £339,334 | +4.2% | £214,324 | +4.5% |
| Leicestershire | £411,159 | +3.8% | £258,580 | +4.0% |
| Worcestershire | £449,059 | +3.7% | £281,497 | +4.8% |
| West Yorkshire | £351,674 | +3.7% | £216,569 | +4.4% |
| South Yorkshire | £291,325 | +3.7% | £192,231 | +4.7% |
| North Yorkshire | £413,652 | +3.6% | £267,964 | +4.5% |
| Greater Manchester | £405,945 | +3.6% | £266,387 | +3.8% |
| Shropshire | £395,032 | +3.3% | £256,716 | +5.5% |
| Gloucestershire | £525,561 | +3.1% | £333,967 | +3.5% |
| Herefordshire | £432,901 | +2.8% | £285,029 | +5.2% |
| West Sussex | £651,933 | +2.8% | £426,962 | +3.6% |
| Merseyside | £340,799 | +2.6% | £220,544 | +2.5% |
| Cambridgeshire | £468,546 | +2.2% | £329,883 | +4.2% |
| Hertfordshire | £909,469 | +2.0% | £535,434 | +2.5% |
| Devon | £483,813 | +1.7% | £334,482 | +4.3% |
| Essex | £566,401 | +1.4% | £375,725 | +2.5% |
| West Midlands | £407,451 | +1.2% | £251,243 | +2.2% |
| North Northamptonshire | £411,956 | +1.2% | £254,927 | +2.6% |
| Somerset | £440,632 | +0.9% | £290,138 | +3.0% |
| Suffolk | £432,182 | +0.6% | £274,497 | +0.9% |
| Wiltshire | £494,939 | +0.6% | £322,678 | +2.7% |
| Kent | £582,570 | +0.3% | £371,997 | +1.2% |
| Dorset | £512,149 | +0.2% | £345,395 | +2.6% |
| Hampshire | £605,590 | +0.2% | £380,521 | +1.3% |
| Norfolk | £385,381 | 0.0% | £261,753 | +2.2% |
| East Sussex | £567,509 | -0.2% | £375,770 | +1.6% |
| London | £1,032,371 | -0.7% | £680,157 | +2.6% |
| Surrey | £916,153 | -0.8% | £535,732 | +1.0% |
| Cornwall | £432,953 | -1.1% | £293,238 | +1.3% |
| Lincolnshire | £294,743 | -1.3% | £201,941 | +1.1% |
| Isle of Wight | £412,903 | -3.6% | £289,954 | -1.5% |
| Rutland | £496,567 | -5.6% | £313,758 | -3.6% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Chelmsford, or click here to browse the longer list of Chelmsford property transactions from 2023.
Chelmsford has one school nearby: Roxwell Church of England Primary School (Academy) which is a primary school based in The Street, Chelmsford. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
| School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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| Roxwell Church of England Primary School Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 4: Inadequate (2/14/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Chelmsford |
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| Roxwell Church of England Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 4: Inadequate (2/14/2019) |
| Station | Distance from Chelmsford | Commute options |
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| Chelmsford A busy station. Station footfall changed -3% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- Stratford (London) (33 mins - Greater Anglia - £381 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (43 mins - Greater Anglia - £404 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 53 mins - London Overground - £404 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 112 mins - Greater Anglia) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 392 mins - East Midlands Railway) View details |
| Ingatestone A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -5% from the previous year. | 8 miles |
- Stratford (London) (30 mins - Greater Anglia - £323 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (41 mins - Greater Anglia - £358 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 49 mins - London Overground - £358 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 108 mins - Greater Anglia) View details |
| Billericay A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -7% from the previous year. | 10 miles |
- Stratford (London) (36 mins - Greater Anglia - £327 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (47 mins - Greater Anglia - £354 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 53 mins - London Overground - £354 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 112 mins - Greater Anglia) View details |
| Battlesbridge A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +20% from the previous year. | 11 miles |
- Stratford (London) (36 mins - Greater Anglia - £381 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (46 mins - Greater Anglia - £408 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 64 mins - London Overground - £408 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 123 mins - Greater Anglia) View details |
| Wickford A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -7% from the previous year. | 11 miles |
- Stratford (London) (37 mins - Greater Anglia - £339 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (47 mins - Greater Anglia - £377 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 59 mins - London Overground - £377 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 118 mins - Greater Anglia) View details |
| Stansted Airport A busy station. Station footfall changed -13% from the previous year. | 14 miles |
- Cambridge (45 mins - CrossCountry - £203 monthly fare) View details - Stratford (London) (42 mins - Greater Anglia - £451 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (58 mins - Greater Anglia - £451 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 70 mins - London Overground - £451 monthly fare) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 96 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £451 monthly fare) View details - London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 108 mins - Thameslink - £451 monthly fare) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 123 mins - Thameslink - £451 monthly fare) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 137 mins - Thameslink - £451 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 164 mins - Grand Central) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 185 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 187 mins - Thameslink) View details - Birmingham New Street (206 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Euston (1 change(s) - 253 mins - Avanti West Coast - £451 monthly fare) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 264 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 300 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 321 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 321 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Cardiff Central (1 change(s) - 342 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Glasgow Central (1 change(s) - 419 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Chelmsford) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
| Ethnicity | % of Chelmsford residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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| White | 88.5% | 81.7% |
| Asian | 5.3% | 9.3% |
| Black | 2.6% | 4.0% |
| Mixed | 2.6% | 2.9% |
| Other | 0.9% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Saffron Walden consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
| Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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| Intermediate occupations | 12.4% | |
| Small employers and own account workers | 13.9% | |
| Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 18.2% | 67 out of 573 |
| Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 24.1% | |
| Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 4.6% | |
| Semi-routine occupations | 9.1% | |
| Routine occupations | 7.7% | |
| Never worked / long-term unemployed | 4.8% | 549 out of 573 |
| Full-time students | 5.3% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Essex is average (61mbps). Chelmsford is consistent with this, with average download speeds of 55.1mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Saffron Walden level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
| Average speed | 55.1 mbps |
| % households with superfast broadband access | 87.9% |
| % households unable to access decent broadband | 1.4% |
Crime stats were found at the Chelmsford level:
| Type | Chelmsford | UK |
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| Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 88 | 93 |
| Burglaries (per thousand people) | 5 | 5 |
| Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 9 | 10 |
| Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 2 | 1 |
| Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 36 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Chelmsford.
Flood warningsThere are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
Flood areasThe areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
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| East Anglia | River Wid, River Can | The River Wid from Brentwood, to and including Writtle, and the River Can at Chelmsford |
| East Anglia | Pant, Blackwater, Brain | The Rivers Pant and Blackwater from, Great Bardfield to Langford including Braintree, and the River Brain from, Black Notley to Witham |
| East Anglia | Chelmer | The River Chelmer from Great Dunmow to Rivermead campus and the Industrial Estate in Chelmsford |
| East Anglia | Chelmer | The River Chelmer from Churchend, through Great Dunmow, Hartford End, Howe Street and Little Waltham to the Rivermead Industrial Estate in Chelmsford |
| Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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| Chelmsford, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £419,703 Detached: £660,562 | 88 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.8% residents long-term unemployed |
| Epping, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Very fast broadband Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £601,393 Detached: £998,792 | 79 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 | 16.9% residents in higher managerial positions 7.5% residents long-term unemployed |
| Saffron Walden, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £453,097 Detached: £716,030 | 60 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.8% residents long-term unemployed |
| Debden, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £453,097 Detached: £716,030 | 60 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.8% residents long-term unemployed |
| Writtle, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £419,703 Detached: £660,562 | 88 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.8% residents long-term unemployed |
| Stock, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £419,703 Detached: £660,562 | 88 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 | 14.5% residents in higher managerial positions 6.1% residents long-term unemployed |
| Wickford, Essex Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £413,553 Detached: £654,195 | 109 | Primary: 10Secondary: 3 | 13.8% residents in higher managerial positions 6.0% residents long-term unemployed |
| Pitsea, Essex Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £413,553 Detached: £654,195 | 109 | Primary: 15Secondary: 4 | 9.4% residents in higher managerial positions 8.1% residents long-term unemployed |
| Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Affordability: Expensive Hot property market | Semi-detached: £424,497 Detached: £618,513 | 116 | Primary: 11Secondary: 8 | 13.9% residents in higher managerial positions 7.4% residents long-term unemployed |
| Maldon, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £343,127 Detached: £541,299 | 59 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 14.5% residents in higher managerial positions 6.1% residents long-term unemployed |
| Dedham, Essex Affordability: Average Hot property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £332,098 Detached: £513,420 | 96 | Primary: 3Secondary: | 12.7% residents in higher managerial positions 6.5% residents long-term unemployed |
| Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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| Chelmsford, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £419,703 Detached: £660,562 | 88 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
| Epping, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Very fast broadband Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £601,393 Detached: £998,792 | 79 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 |
| Saffron Walden, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £453,097 Detached: £716,030 | 60 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 |
| Debden, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £453,097 Detached: £716,030 | 60 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
| Writtle, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £419,703 Detached: £660,562 | 88 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 |
| Stock, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £419,703 Detached: £660,562 | 88 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 |
| Wickford, Essex Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £413,553 Detached: £654,195 | 109 | Primary: 10Secondary: 3 |
| Pitsea, Essex Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £413,553 Detached: £654,195 | 109 | Primary: 15Secondary: 4 |
| Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Affordability: Expensive Hot property market | Semi-detached: £424,497 Detached: £618,513 | 116 | Primary: 11Secondary: 8 |
| Maldon, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £343,127 Detached: £541,299 | 59 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
| Dedham, Essex Affordability: Average Hot property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £332,098 Detached: £513,420 | 96 | Primary: 3Secondary: |
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