Chelmsford property market

Chelmsford is in Essex, covering about 11 square miles.

The median asking price across the 873 homes for sale in Chelmsford is £325,000 (as of 5 October 2026). We quote the median (the middle listing) rather than a mean, because a handful of very expensive homes would pull a mean upwards. Half of listings ask between £225,000 and £500,000. That is 7% below the UK. Homes that actually sold in Chelmsford went for a median £380,000 (Land Registry, 12 months to February 2026).

Rising over the long run, flat over the last year. Based on HM Land Registry completed sales, the median sold price in Chelmsford is up 43% over the last 10 years and broadly flat over the last 12 months (12 months to February 2026). These medians compare the homes that happened to sell in each window, so they mix price movement with changes in what sold.

Yes: asking prices in Chelmsford are typically lower than across the UK. The median asking price in Chelmsford is £325,000 against £350k across the UK: 7% below the UK. Some of that gap reflects what is for sale in each place rather than like-for-like value. Entry-level prices are close to UK's.

873 homes are on the market in Chelmsford right now, down 8% since 1 Sept, 216 of them listed in the last 30 days. Perch counts every listing it tracks across estate agents and portals, refreshed daily.

156 listings in Chelmsford had their asking price reduced in the last 30 days, about 18% of the homes currently for sale.

Of the Chelmsford listings that came off the market in the last 30 days and that we first saw after we began tracking the area, the typical one had been advertised for 65 days. Coming off the market usually means sold subject to contract, but it can also mean withdrawn, so treat this as time advertised rather than time to sell.

The median asking price for a flat in Chelmsford is £225,000. Houses are quoted by type rather than as one figure, because the mix moves the number more than the market does: the largest group on the market is detached houses, at a median £675,000 across 151 listings. The Prices by property type chart on this page covers every type we track.

The median asking price for a two-bedroom flat in Chelmsford is £240,000, across 252 current listings.

There is no single three-bedroom house price: the largest group of three-bedroom houses for sale in Chelmsford is semi-detached houses, at a median asking price of £450,000 across 68 listings. The Size × type view on this page covers every combination we track.

In Chelmsford, homes that sold went for a median £424 per sq ft (HM Land Registry and EPC data), and current listings with a known floor area ask a median £390 per sq ft.