Essex
Chelmsford
9,067 registered sales, by tenure, property type and year.
- Registered sales
- 9,067
- Median price
- £400,000
- New build
- 7.8%
- Postcode areas
- 3
What is a house in Chelmsford worth?
Across 9,067 registered sales, the median price paid in Chelmsford was £400,000. Typical prices by property type:
Detached
£580,000
2,782 sales
Semi-detached
£420,000
2,520 sales
Terraced
£350,701
1,887 sales
Flat
£220,000
1,827 sales
In 2025, the most recent full year on the register, the median was £410,000 across 2,744 sales.
These are prices actually paid, not an estimate for any one property. Where a property type sold under both freehold and leasehold, the figure blends the two in proportion to sales. A real valuation also turns on condition, floor area and exact location, none of which the register records.
Value a propertyBy tenure and property type
| Tenure | Property type | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freehold | Detached | 2,782 | £580,000 |
| Freehold | Semi-detached | 2,520 | £420,000 |
| Freehold | Terraced | 1,835 | £355,000 |
| Leasehold | Flat | 1,827 | £220,000 |
| Leasehold | Terraced | 52 | £199,000 |
Median by year
| Year | Median price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | £395,000 | 2,420 |
| 2024 | £395,000 | 2,482 |
| 2025 | £410,000 | 2,744 |
| 2026 | £400,000 | 1,421 |
Other towns in Essex
Colchester
£335,000 · 12,264 sales
Basildon
£325,000 · 4,475 sales
Clacton-on-Sea
£250,000 · 3,911 sales
Harlow
£332,000 · 3,885 sales
Brentwood
£480,000 · 3,848 sales
Braintree
£335,000 · 3,386 sales
Benfleet
£390,000 · 2,549 sales
Wickford
£380,500 · 2,024 sales
Billericay
£475,000 · 2,006 sales
Witham
£330,000 · 1,981 sales
Maldon
£375,000 · 1,919 sales
Rayleigh
£412,500 · 1,838 sales
What these figures are and are not
Median prices from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales only. Repossessions, bulk transfers and company-to-company sales are excluded. The register records no floor area, so nothing here is a price per square foot.
2023-01-01 – 2026-09-30