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Living in Chelmsford, Essex

Thinking of moving to Chelmsford? Our area guide covers everything you need to know about living in Chelmsford, Essex - from school ratings and house prices to broadband speeds and local amenities.

3 Schools good or betterThe number of nearby schools rated Ofsted "Good" or "Outstanding" (grades 1 and 2). Straight-line distance, not catchment.
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House prices and local earnings

Homes in Chelmsford cost 10.74 times median annual earnings for people working there (2025).

  • Across England: 7.63 times (2025)
  • Chelmsford a year earlier: 9.95 times (2024)

What this measures: the median price paid for homes in Chelmsford over the 12 months to September 2025, divided by the median gross annual pay of full-time employees who work in Chelmsford, wherever they live. That is what "workplace-based" means - it is about jobs in the area, not the earnings of people who live there. Earnings come from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (April 2025). A higher ratio means homes are less affordable for people working locally. The latest year uses provisional earnings, which ONS revises the following year. This is a council-area figure, not a valuation of any home.

Source: Office for National Statistics, House price to workplace-based earnings ratio, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last reviewed 20 October 2026.

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Local democracy

Local administration around Chelmsford

Chelmsford City Council Local council
Chelmsford Parliamentary constituency
Marie Goldman Member of Parliament
Moulsham and Central Ward

Boundary data: mySociety MapIt. MP data: UK Parliament Members API. Based on the town-centre postcode, so a larger town may span more than one ward, constituency or MP - check your exact address for certainty.

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Recent sold prices near Chelmsford (postcode sector CM1 1)

AddressPriceTypeDate
FLAT 27, WELLS CRESCENT, MARCONI PLAZA £240,000 Flat Sep 2026
36, PRYKES DRIVE £427,500 Semi-detached Sep 2026
18, BOND STREET £112,500 Flat Sep 2026
28, ALLEN HOUSE, VICTORIA ROAD £232,500 Flat Sep 2026
27, VICTORIA CRESCENT £352,000 Terraced Aug 2026
76, WATSON HEIGHTS £285,000 Flat Aug 2026
85, COVAL LANE £490,000 Semi-detached Aug 2026
23, ECCLES COURT, BURGESS SPRINGS £110,250 Flat Aug 2026
FLAT 25, CHANCELLOR COURT, BROOMFIELD ROAD £133,000 Flat Aug 2026
7, WESTFIELD AVENUE £1,050,000 Detached Aug 2026

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Area Deprivation (IMD)

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Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG. Open Government Licence v3.0

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Who lives around here

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Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021 (Open Government Licence v3.0)

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Worth a look

Nearby Areas

Southend-on-Sea

Essex 16.6 miles away

Colchester

Essex 21.2 miles away

London

Greater London 30.1 miles away

Maidstone

Kent 32.1 miles away

St Albans

Hertfordshire 34.5 miles away

Cambridge

Cambridgeshire 35.7 miles away

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