Property searches in Chelmsford

England · figures updated 2026-10-29

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House prices

The average home in Chelmsford cost £376,682 in August 2026. Prices have fallen 2.4% in the last year.

Type	Average	Last 12 months
All homes	£376,682	-2.4%
Detached	£676,766	-2.8%
Semi-detached	£422,542	-1.1%
Terraced	£339,024	-1.3%
Flat or maisonette	£207,458	-4.6%
First-time buyers	£297,135	-2.5%

UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry.

Council tax 2026-27

A band D home in Chelmsford pays £2,300 a year including parish charges (council average). A single adult gets 25% off.

Band	A year	A month (10 payments)
A	£1,533	£153
B	£1,789	£179
C	£2,045	£204
D	£2,300	£230
E	£2,811	£281
F	£3,322	£332
G	£3,834	£383
H	£4,600	£460

Renting

The average private rent is £1,439 a month (+1.6% in a year). Against the average price, that is a gross yield of about 4.6% a year before costs.

Bedrooms	A month
1	£1,058
2	£1,291
3	£1,543
4 or more	£2,219

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, September 2026.

Neighbourhoods

Chelmsford is split into 113 small neighbourhoods. 4% of them are among the most deprived 20% in England and 38% among the least deprived 20% (English Indices of Deprivation 2025). On average across them, 71% of homes are owned, 15% privately rented and 13% socially rented; 20% of people are 65 or over and 14% of households have no car (Census 2021). Search an address to see its own neighbourhood.

Mobile signal

99.8% of homes get 4G indoors from at least one network and 85.6% from all four; 100.0% get 5G outdoors (Ofcom, January 2026).

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