Postcode sector

Sector CM1 1 house prices

Central Chelmsford West · Chelmsford · district CM1 · 208 postcodes

Median £4,380 per m² over 224 sales in the 24 months to Aug 2026, down 10.9% in a year after inflation.

Median £/m²£4,380/m²Sales in the 24 months to Aug 2026
Last year, after inflation−10.8%
Sales, 24 months224with a floor area

£/m² of sales, 24 months to Aug 2026

£1,050/m² to £1,290/m²: 10 sales£1,530/m² to £1,770/m²: 6 sales£1,770/m² to £2,010/m²: 2 sales£2,010/m² to £2,250/m²: 4 sales£2,250/m² to £2,500/m²: 4 sales£2,500/m² to £2,740/m²: 2 sales£2,740/m² to £2,980/m²: 2 sales£2,980/m² to £3,220/m²: 4 sales£3,220/m² to £3,460/m²: 4 sales£3,460/m² to £3,700/m²: 11 sales£3,700/m² to £3,950/m²: 16 sales£3,950/m² to £4,190/m²: 25 sales£4,190/m² to £4,430/m²: 29 sales£4,430/m² to £4,670/m²: 21 sales£4,670/m² to £4,910/m²: 33 sales£4,910/m² to £5,160/m²: 18 sales£5,160/m² to £5,400/m²: 19 sales£5,400/m² to £5,640/m²: 5 sales£5,640/m² to £5,880/m²: 9 salesCM1 1CM1£0£2k£4k£6k
CM1 1
£4,380/m² middle · £3,820–£4,900/m² middle half · 224 sales
District CM1
£4,600/m² middle · £4,020–£5,190/m² middle half · 1765 sales

Bars: sales in each £/m² band. Strips: the box is the middle half, the line the middle, the whiskers the 9th to 91st percentile.

Median £/m² since 2004 (2004 = 100)

5010015020025020052010201520202025CM1 1, 2026: 88CM1, 2026: 110Chelmsford houses, 2026: 116
  • CM1 1
  • CM1
  • Chelmsford houses
  • After inflation (CPIH)
  • In pounds of the day

Growth a year

Compound growth in median £/m² a year, after inflation (CPIH) and in pounds of the day
OverCM1 1District CM1
RealNominalRealNominal
1 year−10.8%−7.9%−3.0%+0.2%
5 years−6.4%−1.7%−3.0%+1.9%
10 years−2.7%+0.6%−1.1%+2.3%
20 years−0.6%+2.2%+0.4%+3.3%

Real is after inflation (ONS CPIH). A horizon with too few sales at either end is left out.

Nearby sectors, middle half of £/m²

£3,000–£7,000/m²
  1. RM4 1Havering-atte-Bower & Chase Cross£4,890–£6,260/m²
  2. CM2 6Chelmer Village£4,070–£5,270/m²
  3. CM1 6Springfield North£4,170–£5,240/m²
  4. CM1 4Melbourne Park, Chignall & Pleshey£4,140–£5,290/m²
  5. CM2 0Central Chelmsford West£4,150–£5,210/m²
  6. CM1 3Writtle & Highwood£3,950–£5,270/m²
  7. CM1 7South Broomfield£4,070–£5,180/m²
  8. CM1 2Waterhouse Lane & Admirals Park£3,910–£5,010/m²
  9. CM1 1Central Chelmsford West£3,820–£4,900/m²
  10. CM1 9Chelmer VillageToo few sales

Streets, last five years

Streets with five or more sales in five years: sales, median floor area and median £ per m²
StreetSalesMedian sizeMedian £/m²
Victoria Road9557 m²£4,690/m²
Broomfield Road6152 m²£4,120/m²
Regina Road4468 m²£4,710/m²
Burgess Springs4169 m²£1,920/m²
Watson Heights3870 m²£4,360/m²
Dunn Side3270 m²£4,300/m²
Bishop Road1878 m²£5,060/m²
Bond Street1868 m²£4,610/m²
Marconi Road1882 m²£4,510/m²
Rectory Lane1881 m²£4,020/m²
Waterloo Lane1667 m²£4,610/m²
Hardy Close1565 m²£4,900/m²
Sources

Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid (category A sales). Floor areas: energy performance certificates (EPC). Inflation: ONS CPIH (series L522). Postcodes: ONS Postcode Directory. All under the Open Government Licence.

£/m² uses EPC floor area; sector names are informal. Middles of many sales, never one home's value.