UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/cm1
CM1Chelmsford, England
House prices in CM1, Chelmsford
Homes in CM1 sold for a median of £400,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,828 standard sales.
Measured by floor area, the median was £4,700 per square metre, from 70 sales linked by property reference to an energy certificate, 21% above the £3,900 median for the East of England.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 453 | £600,000 | £505,000 to £750,000 | £4,834/m²from 20 sales |
| Semi-detached | 530 | £434,000 | £375,000 to £500,000 | £5,442/m²from 24 sales |
| Terraced | 402 | £370,000 | £330,000 to £425,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 443 | £227,500 | £177,000 to £273,000 | Too few |
Semi-detached houses and detached houses sold in similar numbers here, at 29% and 25% of sales.
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Where prices are higher in CM1
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in CM1 3, around Writtle, with a median of £442,000, and lowest in CM1 1, around Chelmsford, at £270,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in CM1 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 268 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| CM1 6BG | £1,350,000 | 4 |
| CM1 6EG | £1,312,500 | 4 |
| CM1 3DT | £1,015,000 | 4 |
| CM1 4DB | £945,000 | 4 |
| CM1 4NZ | £942,500 | 4 |
| CM1 2LY | £867,500 | 4 |
| CM1 6NT | £720,000 | 7 |
| CM1 3NT | £705,000 | 4 |
| CM1 3NB | £700,000 | 3 |
| CM1 2XN | £686,000 | 4 |
| CM1 3QH | £670,000 | 3 |
| CM1 6AX | £660,000 | 3 |
| CM1 4EX | £659,500 | 4 |
| CM1 6BQ | £657,000 | 8 |
| CM1 6DE | £655,000 | 3 |
| CM1 6EY | £650,000 | 13 |
| CM1 6LF | £650,000 | 10 |
| CM1 6NS | £650,000 | 7 |
| CM1 6AN | £645,000 | 3 |
| CM1 6BY | £645,000 | 3 |
| CM1 6HD | £642,500 | 6 |
| CM1 4XY | £641,000 | 4 |
| CM1 6HA | £630,000 | 30 |
| CM1 1RU | £625,000 | 3 |
| CM1 6YT | £612,500 | 4 |
| CM1 7FS | £610,000 | 3 |
| CM1 6DY | £605,000 | 4 |
| CM1 3BP | £600,000 | 3 |
| CM1 4HB | £600,000 | 3 |
| CM1 6PF | £597,000 | 12 |
| CM1 1NE | £595,000 | 3 |
| CM1 4NB | £587,500 | 3 |
| CM1 6AG | £587,500 | 4 |
| CM1 2AD | £576,500 | 3 |
| CM1 2JA | £575,000 | 5 |
| CM1 4YL | £575,000 | 5 |
| CM1 2NJ | £570,000 | 3 |
| CM1 3NU | £570,000 | 3 |
| CM1 4HD | £565,000 | 3 |
| CM1 3DY | £560,000 | 4 |
| CM1 6GR | £560,000 | 3 |
| CM1 4ET | £558,000 | 4 |
| CM1 7RY | £552,500 | 4 |
| CM1 6LU | £550,000 | 3 |
| CM1 7PE | £550,000 | 4 |
| CM1 2PR | £547,000 | 6 |
| CM1 6AZ | £540,000 | 5 |
| CM1 7HB | £535,000 | 3 |
| CM1 4EP | £532,500 | 4 |
| CM1 6DP | £529,000 | 4 |
| CM1 4ED | £528,500 | 4 |
| CM1 4LP | £525,000 | 3 |
| CM1 2AF | £522,500 | 4 |
| CM1 3BJ | £520,000 | 5 |
| CM1 3LH | £520,000 | 3 |
| CM1 4UT | £520,000 | 5 |
| CM1 6AR | £520,000 | 10 |
| CM1 6TX | £520,000 | 3 |
| CM1 3EL | £515,500 | 4 |
| CM1 6BF | £510,000 | 7 |
| CM1 2JD | £505,000 | 4 |
| CM1 4UY | £505,000 | 4 |
| CM1 4YD | £500,000 | 4 |
| CM1 2SJ | £495,000 | 4 |
| CM1 7EU | £495,000 | 5 |
| CM1 6HN | £487,500 | 4 |
| CM1 2RZ | £485,000 | 4 |
| CM1 2AA | £480,000 | 5 |
| CM1 6FN | £480,000 | 3 |
| CM1 3EJ | £478,000 | 3 |
| CM1 2SU | £477,500 | 4 |
| CM1 6UX | £477,500 | 4 |
| CM1 3NX | £475,000 | 3 |
| CM1 4BD | £475,000 | 3 |
| CM1 4NA | £475,000 | 3 |
| CM1 6GH | £475,000 | 5 |
| CM1 6NH | £467,500 | 7 |
| CM1 7EJ | £467,500 | 3 |
| CM1 3JR | £466,500 | 4 |
| CM1 3PA | £465,000 | 4 |
| CM1 4DG | £465,000 | 3 |
| CM1 4DY | £465,000 | 3 |
| CM1 4EF | £465,000 | 3 |
| CM1 4FD | £465,000 | 3 |
| CM1 6LL | £462,500 | 6 |
| CM1 1TG | £460,000 | 4 |
| CM1 2RF | £460,000 | 6 |
| CM1 6LG | £460,000 | 3 |
| CM1 6YR | £460,000 | 3 |
| CM1 7NY | £460,000 | 3 |
| CM1 3BU | £458,500 | 3 |
| CM1 2JG | £457,500 | 3 |
| CM1 6SS | £455,000 | 4 |
| CM1 2JB | £450,000 | 3 |
| CM1 4AW | £450,000 | 3 |
| CM1 4FW | £450,000 | 5 |
| CM1 6AP | £450,000 | 3 |
| CM1 7BH | £450,000 | 3 |
| CM1 6HQ | £447,500 | 9 |
| CM1 2SN | £446,000 | 3 |
| CM1 7DU | £446,000 | 4 |
| CM1 3JT | £445,000 | 3 |
| CM1 3LJ | £445,000 | 3 |
| CM1 6UY | £432,500 | 6 |
| CM1 6GN | £431,000 | 3 |
| CM1 2SA | £425,500 | 4 |
| CM1 3NA | £420,000 | 3 |
| CM1 4AY | £420,000 | 3 |
| CM1 7RD | £420,000 | 3 |
| CM1 6SX | £417,000 | 3 |
| CM1 6HZ | £415,000 | 3 |
| CM1 6TT | £415,000 | 3 |
| CM1 7NU | £415,000 | 3 |
| CM1 2RX | £412,500 | 3 |
| CM1 2SD | £412,500 | 3 |
| CM1 6FX | £410,000 | 4 |
| CM1 7DD | £410,000 | 4 |
| CM1 7RS | £410,000 | 4 |
| CM1 6ED | £408,000 | 11 |
| CM1 6FG | £407,500 | 4 |
| CM1 6JT | £407,500 | 3 |
| CM1 2PN | £405,000 | 3 |
| CM1 7RZ | £401,500 | 4 |
| CM1 2FN | £400,000 | 3 |
| CM1 2HA | £400,000 | 3 |
| CM1 7DB | £400,000 | 3 |
| CM1 2RG | £395,000 | 6 |
| CM1 3LG | £395,000 | 3 |
| CM1 6JX | £395,000 | 6 |
| CM1 4EY | £391,500 | 4 |
| CM1 7BG | £391,500 | 4 |
| CM1 4AU | £390,500 | 4 |
| CM1 1PX | £390,000 | 5 |
| CM1 6ZG | £390,000 | 4 |
| CM1 7QH | £390,000 | 3 |
| CM1 6YN | £387,500 | 4 |
| CM1 6YX | £387,000 | 3 |
| CM1 4AX | £385,000 | 3 |
| CM1 7BU | £385,000 | 7 |
| CM1 7QG | £385,000 | 3 |
| CM1 7QQ | £385,000 | 3 |
| CM1 6PJ | £384,000 | 8 |
| CM1 6HP | £383,500 | 8 |
| CM1 6JG | £383,000 | 3 |
| CM1 3DA | £382,500 | 4 |
| CM1 4EH | £380,500 | 4 |
| CM1 1TW | £380,000 | 3 |
| CM1 3BS | £380,000 | 4 |
| CM1 6YP | £380,000 | 3 |
| CM1 7RR | £380,000 | 3 |
| CM1 6DR | £379,000 | 8 |
| CM1 6UG | £376,500 | 4 |
| CM1 1AE | £375,000 | 9 |
| CM1 4FT | £375,000 | 3 |
| CM1 7RL | £375,000 | 5 |
| CM1 3HD | £372,500 | 3 |
| CM1 4EG | £371,500 | 4 |
| CM1 1RG | £371,000 | 7 |
| CM1 6NL | £370,000 | 3 |
| CM1 7SR | £370,000 | 3 |
| CM1 2PD | £369,500 | 8 |
| CM1 2JJ | £365,000 | 5 |
| CM1 4FX | £365,000 | 3 |
| CM1 4NG | £362,000 | 3 |
| CM1 2LB | £360,000 | 3 |
| CM1 4JX | £360,000 | 5 |
| CM1 6QT | £360,000 | 4 |
| CM1 6XJ | £357,000 | 3 |
| CM1 1RN | £353,000 | 5 |
| CM1 7QN | £352,500 | 3 |
| CM1 1QF | £352,000 | 5 |
| CM1 2EY | £350,000 | 3 |
| CM1 4EL | £350,000 | 3 |
| CM1 4XD | £350,000 | 3 |
| CM1 6XG | £350,000 | 3 |
| CM1 4XU | £348,000 | 7 |
| CM1 4YP | £347,500 | 8 |
| CM1 6YE | £345,000 | 3 |
| CM1 2TW | £344,000 | 4 |
| CM1 7DG | £338,000 | 6 |
| CM1 2XJ | £337,500 | 4 |
| CM1 2AN | £335,000 | 7 |
| CM1 3JE | £330,000 | 6 |
| CM1 3LP | £330,000 | 6 |
| CM1 6HE | £330,000 | 17 |
| CM1 2HG | £325,000 | 3 |
| CM1 2HS | £325,000 | 3 |
| CM1 3DF | £325,000 | 3 |
| CM1 2TG | £324,500 | 3 |
| CM1 2JL | £323,500 | 4 |
| CM1 2HN | £320,000 | 3 |
| CM1 6XH | £320,000 | 3 |
| CM1 7RG | £320,000 | 3 |
| CM1 6AL | £319,000 | 4 |
| CM1 2JZ | £318,000 | 3 |
| CM1 4XS | £317,500 | 3 |
| CM1 6SY | £314,000 | 4 |
| CM1 1DL | £311,500 | 6 |
| CM1 4XA | £310,000 | 3 |
| CM1 4YR | £306,000 | 4 |
| CM1 7FD | £305,000 | 3 |
| CM1 6GB | £302,500 | 4 |
| CM1 6GQ | £302,500 | 4 |
| CM1 1AP | £295,000 | 7 |
| CM1 2DL | £295,000 | 3 |
| CM1 6DL | £287,500 | 4 |
| CM1 1AU | £285,000 | 7 |
| CM1 1BY | £285,000 | 5 |
| CM1 1AF | £280,000 | 11 |
| CM1 1PU | £280,000 | 4 |
| CM1 1BD | £277,500 | 16 |
| CM1 2RQ | £272,500 | 4 |
| CM1 7AB | £260,000 | 3 |
| CM1 1SD | £255,000 | 3 |
| CM1 6HH | £255,000 | 3 |
| CM1 6ST | £255,000 | 7 |
| CM1 2QJ | £251,500 | 4 |
| CM1 4AS | £248,000 | 3 |
| CM1 1GL | £247,500 | 6 |
| CM1 1GP | £247,500 | 3 |
| CM1 1GD | £247,000 | 3 |
| CM1 7QD | £245,000 | 3 |
| CM1 2GB | £241,500 | 4 |
| CM1 2LH | £240,000 | 3 |
| CM1 4WD | £240,000 | 5 |
| CM1 4XW | £240,000 | 7 |
| CM1 1QG | £238,000 | 3 |
| CM1 4DD | £235,000 | 7 |
| CM1 2GG | £234,000 | 4 |
| CM1 6FJ | £231,500 | 4 |
| CM1 1SP | £230,000 | 11 |
| CM1 1UW | £230,000 | 17 |
| CM1 2EN | £230,000 | 3 |
| CM1 2XL | £230,000 | 3 |
| CM1 6GA | £230,000 | 3 |
| CM1 7FN | £220,000 | 5 |
| CM1 3GH | £217,500 | 7 |
| CM1 3GU | £217,500 | 4 |
| CM1 1SW | £215,000 | 3 |
| CM1 3GL | £215,000 | 3 |
| CM1 3GY | £215,000 | 3 |
| CM1 1UE | £210,000 | 7 |
| CM1 1SS | £205,000 | 3 |
| CM1 1QZ | £203,000 | 4 |
| CM1 2XB | £200,000 | 4 |
| CM1 3GN | £200,000 | 3 |
| CM1 6YL | £198,000 | 3 |
| CM1 3GS | £197,500 | 8 |
| CM1 6LJ | £188,000 | 5 |
| CM1 3GP | £187,500 | 3 |
| CM1 6LB | £186,000 | 4 |
| CM1 3EW | £185,000 | 3 |
| CM1 7PT | £185,000 | 3 |
| CM1 4NQ | £175,000 | 5 |
| CM1 1QN | £173,500 | 4 |
| CM1 6XP | £162,500 | 4 |
| CM1 1RY | £148,000 | 6 |
| CM1 6HG | £140,500 | 3 |
| CM1 1JB | £126,500 | 5 |
| CM1 4ES | £123,000 | 5 |
| CM1 6EQ | £123,000 | 3 |
| CM1 2UZ | £112,500 | 6 |
| CM1 6ZE | £97,500 | 6 |
| CM1 1EA | £89,500 | 8 |
| CM1 6ES | £89,000 | 8 |
| CM1 1QY | £86,500 | 3 |
| CM1 6BL | £85,000 | 3 |
| CM1 1AQ | £79,000 | 4 |
Prices over time
The median rose 33%, from £300,000 in 2016 to £400,000 in 2025, the same as the 33% rise for a typical district in the East of England.
Postcode districts in the Chelmsford council area
Median sale price of the 3 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. CM1 is the second cheapest.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of CM1, from the sales in CM1, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Chelmsford Rural West 64 sales£525,000
- Writtle 127 sales£475,000
- Broomfield and The Walthams 179 sales£442,000
- Patching Hall 211 sales£410,000
- Springfield North 333 sales£410,000
- Waterhouse Farm 150 sales£381,500
- St Andrews 177 sales£375,000
- Marconi 240 sales£311,500
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £142,500 for a flat on Henry Shuttlewood Drive to £660,000 for a detached house on Speedwell Crescent.
The latest standard sales recorded in CM1. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- Flat 27, Wells Crescent Marconi PlazaSold for £240,000
- 8 Banham DriveSold for £245,000
- 13 Baker RoadSold for £635,000
- 27 Sidmouth RoadSold for £385,000
- 17 Forefield GreenSold for £352,000
- 30 Speedwell CrescentSold for £660,000
- 16 Medway CloseSold for £200,000
- 355 Main RoadSold for £430,000
- 20 Little MeadowSold for £400,000
- 94 Henry Shuttlewood DriveSold for £142,500
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Victoria Road, Chelmsford£227,50040 sales
- Broomfield Road, Chelmsford£210,00037 sales
- Rainsford Road, Chelmsford£304,00029 sales
- Parkinson Drive, Chelmsford£210,00021 sales
- Ongar Road, Writtle£535,00020 sales
Living in CM1
Crime
106 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 81 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 93% of homes can get it
Higher than 68 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
No postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 73 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,300 a year in Chelmsford for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 79 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 7 | |
| B | 147 | |
| C | 854 | |
| D | 619 | |
| E | 111 | |
| F | 23 | |
| G | 4 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | ||
| 107 | ||
| 185 | ||
| 466 | ||
| 383 | ||
| 209 | ||
| 216 | ||
| 153 |
About these figures
The figures come from 1,828 standard sales in CM1 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 24% were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.