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Average Property Prices in Chelmsford
The average property price in Chelmsford is £253,486, based on 101,367 recorded sales (HM Land Registry).A sales-weighted average of the sold prices below: each property type's average sold price (HM Land Registry), combined in proportion to how many of each type sold. It blends all types, so it sits between them.
The council-area index covering Chelmsford has
↑ 547% since 1995, and ↓ 1% in the past 12 months.
Average price, council-area index for Chelmsford (UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry / ONS).
Average price, council-area index for Chelmsford (UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry / ONS).
Period
Value
1995
59,177
1995
59,818
1995
59,767
1995
59,728
1995
58,994
1995
58,373
1995
58,422
1995
58,573
1995
58,778
1995
58,405
1995
58,800
1995
57,754
1996
57,227
1996
56,059
1996
57,186
1996
57,302
1996
57,666
1996
57,957
1996
59,234
1996
60,219
1996
60,952
1996
60,880
1996
61,331
1996
61,353
1997
61,011
1997
61,846
1997
62,009
1997
63,788
1997
64,853
1997
66,900
1997
68,249
1997
69,488
1997
69,675
1997
71,275
1997
71,269
1997
72,587
1998
72,744
1998
73,312
1998
73,817
1998
74,883
1998
74,948
1998
75,461
1998
74,952
1998
77,334
1998
79,315
1998
80,278
1998
79,628
1998
78,803
1999
77,098
1999
76,616
1999
77,028
1999
79,720
1999
80,732
1999
81,406
1999
81,747
1999
83,712
1999
85,233
1999
87,791
1999
88,908
1999
91,488
2000
93,076
2000
94,617
2000
94,439
2000
96,175
2000
98,099
2000
100,231
2000
101,613
2000
104,012
2000
105,703
2000
106,854
2000
106,676
2000
106,168
2001
105,407
2001
106,772
2001
107,248
2001
108,846
2001
108,815
2001
111,387
2001
111,903
2001
114,714
2001
115,068
2001
117,646
2001
118,208
2001
120,634
2002
120,500
2002
122,241
2002
123,902
2002
128,033
2002
131,968
2002
136,351
2002
139,971
2002
142,303
2002
143,876
2002
146,911
2002
150,837
2002
154,490
2003
157,409
2003
159,326
2003
161,218
2003
162,906
2003
165,573
2003
167,185
2003
168,475
2003
168,061
2003
170,512
2003
170,667
2003
172,408
2003
171,831
2004
173,968
2004
175,175
2004
177,490
2004
178,899
2004
179,761
2004
183,619
2004
186,637
2004
189,647
2004
190,866
2004
190,583
2004
192,403
2004
190,014
2005
191,057
2005
188,756
2005
188,699
2005
188,366
2005
190,521
2005
193,732
2005
194,204
2005
195,191
2005
192,610
2005
193,439
2005
192,791
2005
193,474
2006
192,329
2006
193,524
2006
196,045
2006
198,336
2006
199,029
2006
200,094
2006
202,172
2006
202,655
2006
203,189
2006
202,597
2006
205,244
2006
206,357
2007
209,271
2007
207,576
2007
210,775
2007
215,866
2007
220,463
2007
225,176
2007
225,193
2007
227,141
2007
226,058
2007
226,732
2007
227,679
2007
227,576
2008
226,622
2008
225,234
2008
222,482
2008
220,490
2008
222,895
2008
222,917
2008
221,824
2008
216,147
2008
211,765
2008
206,579
2008
197,350
2008
193,239
2009
186,793
2009
185,503
2009
182,802
2009
183,391
2009
187,095
2009
189,547
2009
193,092
2009
196,415
2009
199,724
2009
203,946
2009
204,550
2009
204,599
2010
204,368
2010
204,764
2010
206,245
2010
207,634
2010
211,380
2010
212,482
2010
214,034
2010
210,804
2010
212,624
2010
213,204
2010
214,972
2010
211,712
2011
210,634
2011
211,567
2011
214,651
2011
216,333
2011
214,001
2011
212,443
2011
209,601
2011
209,863
2011
208,104
2011
207,383
2011
208,358
2011
210,862
2012
209,179
2012
207,589
2012
206,553
2012
211,455
2012
214,137
2012
216,322
2012
217,649
2012
220,229
2012
222,179
2012
222,153
2012
221,319
2012
218,855
2013
216,311
2013
213,443
2013
215,945
2013
216,305
2013
219,072
2013
219,728
2013
221,692
2013
222,764
2013
222,934
2013
225,942
2013
226,102
2013
227,788
2014
227,896
2014
233,773
2014
235,751
2014
237,710
2014
238,852
2014
242,830
2014
247,690
2014
248,022
2014
250,917
2014
253,685
2014
257,291
2014
258,856
2015
257,315
2015
258,094
2015
256,102
2015
258,007
2015
258,227
2015
263,425
2015
264,972
2015
269,161
2015
273,627
2015
278,682
2015
280,956
2015
280,481
2016
283,245
2016
289,043
2016
293,021
2016
293,542
2016
290,815
2016
293,639
2016
299,162
2016
305,967
2016
306,804
2016
306,003
2016
302,134
2016
303,357
2017
303,691
2017
311,330
2017
312,152
2017
315,062
2017
315,225
2017
319,632
2017
324,160
2017
324,067
2017
320,202
2017
317,408
2017
316,468
2017
321,188
2018
322,456
2018
322,368
2018
323,858
2018
321,166
2018
318,453
2018
315,889
2018
321,408
2018
325,670
2018
324,329
2018
324,642
2018
325,319
2018
325,166
2019
320,757
2019
322,860
2019
330,261
2019
331,445
2019
334,016
2019
328,932
2019
330,918
2019
328,195
2019
331,422
2019
330,020
2019
328,148
2019
324,280
2020
324,614
2020
323,370
2020
326,611
2020
325,347
2020
328,623
2020
325,047
2020
328,294
2020
328,415
2020
330,396
2020
328,124
2020
326,535
2020
328,739
2021
336,217
2021
340,927
2021
341,159
2021
335,905
2021
333,670
2021
337,551
2021
337,227
2021
342,222
2021
343,823
2021
351,874
2021
354,846
2021
357,620
2022
359,520
2022
364,991
2022
366,519
2022
373,254
2022
373,687
2022
381,045
2022
383,300
2022
387,476
2022
386,309
2022
385,795
2022
385,874
2022
384,813
2023
383,052
2023
378,952
2023
375,186
2023
374,808
2023
368,434
2023
372,856
2023
377,178
2023
381,291
2023
380,090
2023
371,783
2023
370,158
2023
364,064
2024
365,545
2024
366,917
2024
367,319
2024
368,725
2024
368,376
2024
369,354
2024
367,032
2024
369,686
2024
370,289
2024
375,126
2024
372,011
2024
370,872
2025
367,374
2025
371,124
2025
374,273
2025
379,239
2025
380,621
2025
387,668
2025
386,782
2025
386,032
2025
382,779
2025
383,297
2025
382,371
2025
383,696
2026
378,354
2026
379,788
2026
376,073
2026
382,263
2026
382,122
2026
383,103
This is the Essex council-area index - it tracks how prices move across the whole council area, not a valuation of any individual home. UKHPI updates monthly with a ~2-month lag; recent months are revised as further transactions are registered. Data updated June 2026.
This chart shows Chelmsford's own recorded sold prices year by year - distinct from the wider council-area index above, which covers the whole local authority district.
Chelmsford's own recorded sold-price average per year (HM Land Registry transactions).
Chelmsford's own recorded sold-price average per year (HM Land Registry transactions).
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