Chelmsford
CM1 house prices in Chelmsford
CM1 covers part of Chelmsford around the Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield ward. Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for this district — from official UK data, in one place.
Get the CM1 OfferCheckTypical sold price
£400,000
Range £189,850–£675,500 · 250 real sales
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 2 Apr 2026 and 21 Aug 2026. Real recorded sales — not estimates. Scroll for the map, trend and breakdown.
Summary
House prices in CM1: the typical (median) sold price is £400,000, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). CM1 is an active market, with about 54 recorded sales a month. By property type, 34% were semi-detached homes (typically £430,000) and 26% were detached homes (typically £592,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Get a free house valuationCouncil tax on a Band D home there is £2,300 a year — Chelmsford's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Chelmsford, 2026-27.
In plain English
What the Chelmsford (CM1) numbers mean
At £400,000, the typical sold price in Chelmsford (CM1) is well above the England average of £293,479 (UK House Price Index, 2026-07).
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £592,000 against £213,750 for flats: about 2.8 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £189,850 and £675,500, so the median says little about any one home.
- This is an active district: about 54 recorded sales a month.
Our view · opinion, not advice
- At roughly 54 sales a month there is steady demand but not an unlimited pool of buyers. Price to the evidence, and weigh a fast sale (typically 70–85% of market value, which on a typical £400,000 home is about £280,000 to £340,000) only if certainty or speed is worth more to you than the difference.
We earn from introducing sellers to cash buyers and from OfferCheck reports, so weigh our view with that in mind. See our disclosure. We are not authorised or regulated by the FCA, and this is general information, not financial, legal or tax advice.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 2 April 2026 and 21 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The data, honestly
House prices in CM1
Typical price
£400,000
Lower end
£189,850
Upper end
£675,500
Sample size
250 sales
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter — CM1
By property type
Average house price in CM1 by property type
Tenure mix
Freehold vs leasehold — CM1
189 freehold (76%)
61 leasehold (24%)
Across the 250 most recent recorded sales in CM1. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions — never estimates. See every CM1 sale.
On the map
Where CM1 sits in Chelmsford
Latest sales
The most recent sales in CM1
31, ERNEST WEBB DRIVE, CHELMSFORD
Semi-detached · Freehold · 21 Aug 2026
£567,000
9, KNAPTON CLOSE, CHELMSFORD
Semi-detached · Freehold · 21 Aug 2026
£382,500
28, CANUDEN ROAD, CHELMSFORD
Semi-detached · Freehold · 20 Aug 2026
£490,000
2, BOYNE DRIVE, CHELMSFORD
Semi-detached · Freehold · 19 Aug 2026
£460,000
2, TURKEY OAKS, CHELMSFORD
Semi-detached · Freehold · 18 Aug 2026
£379,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors)
Area data
What else the records hold on CM1
Council tax, schools, area deprivation and planning activity for this district — each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in CM1
Band D · Chelmsford · 2026-27
£2,300
a year — the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,533 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,789 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,045 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,300 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,811 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,322 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,834 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,600 |
These are Chelmsford's charges for 2026-27, the authority CM1 falls in — not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Chelmsford · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near CM1
St Pius X Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academies · CM1 4HY
283 m
Good · 2016
Tanglewood Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority maintained schools · CM1 2DX
321 m
Outstanding · 2019
Parkwood Academy
Primary · Academies · CM1 2DX
321 m
Good · 2017
Kings Road Primary School
Primary · Academies · CM1 2BB
337 m
Good · 2020
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Middle deemed secondary · Local authority maintained schools · CM1 4BS
586 m
Good · 2016
The Bridge Columbus
Academies · CM1 4ZB
668 m
Not graded
The Hawthorns School
Free Schools · CM1 2XT
731 m
Not graded
The Sir Geoff Hurst Academy
Free Schools · CM1 2XT
731 m
Not graded
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes — Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the CM1 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education — Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 5 with a grade on record
Planning applications
Planning activity around CM1
Chelmsford/26/01190/FULUndecided
268 m
Conversion of the existing attached garage to habitable accommodation, including increase in roof height. Replacement of the existing garage door with a front window and installation of a new rear window.
Received 2026-08-27
Chelmsford/26/01117/FULUndecided
453 m
Creation of hard standing for play area and access pathways
Received 2026-08-17
Chelmsford/26/00024/HHPAPermitted
149 m
The construction of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by a maximum depth of 6m, for which the maximum height would be 3.2m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3m.
Received 2026-07-20 · decided 2026-08-27
Chelmsford/26/00835/FULUndecided
437 m
Removal of existing conservatory. Proposed part single storey, part two storey rear extension, including internal alterations and alterations to fenestration.
Received 2026-07-03
Chelmsford/26/00818/CLOPUDPermitted
313 m
Covered roof area to infill an existing external courtyard area at the rear of the school site, creating a further 25m2 of internal floor space.
Received 2026-06-18 · decided 2026-08-17
Chelmsford/26/00729/FULPermitted
400 m
Retrospective application for the installation of a modular self-service launderette facility and associated works.
Received 2026-06-04 · decided 2026-07-24
Applications are matched within 500 m of the CM1 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for CM1 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 545 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 15 September 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for CM1
Across the 12 sampled CM1 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 5 to decile 10, with a median of decile 7 of 10 — where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
CM1 1AF, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 7 of 10 — where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so CM1 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in CM1: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in CM1, band by band
Chelmsford's council tax for 2026-27 set against the CM1 median sold price of £400,000 across 250 recorded sales — the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearChelmsford | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £400,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,533 | £128 | 0.38% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,789 | £149 | 0.45% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,045 | £170 | 0.51% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,300 | £192 | 0.57% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,811 | £234 | 0.70% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,322 | £277 | 0.83% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,834 | £320 | 0.96% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,600 | £383 | 1.15% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the CM1 median sold price — a comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data — HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Chelmsford, 2026-27.
Address by address
What individual homes in CM1 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 244 distinct addresses in the records we hold for CM1. Real recorded transactions — never estimates.
31, ERNEST WEBB DRIVE, CHELMSFORD
CM1 6HF · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£567,000
2026-08-21
9, KNAPTON CLOSE, CHELMSFORD
CM1 6UL · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£382,500
2026-08-21
28, CANUDEN ROAD, CHELMSFORD
CM1 2SU · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£490,000
2026-08-20
2, BOYNE DRIVE, CHELMSFORD
CM1 7QW · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£460,000
2026-08-19
2, TURKEY OAKS, CHELMSFORD
CM1 7SR · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£379,000
2026-08-18
76, WATSON HEIGHTS, CHELMSFORD
CM1 1AF · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£285,000
2026-08-17
4, TYTHE CLOSE, CHELMSFORD
CM1 6SU · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£435,000
2026-08-14
85, COVAL LANE, CHELMSFORD
CM1 1TG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£490,000
2026-08-14
54, GREEN LANE, CHELMSFORD
CM1 4NA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£365,000
2026-08-14
5, MELBA COURT, CHELMSFORD
CM1 3EW · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£185,000
2026-08-14
51, BERWICK AVENUE, CHELMSFORD
CM1 4AW · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£300,000
2026-08-13
19, MILLFIELDS, CHELMSFORD
CM1 3LP · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£400,000
2026-08-13
17, CAMELLIA CLOSE, CHELMSFORD
CM1 6QZ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£420,000
2026-08-12
30, ANVIL WAY, CHELMSFORD
CM1 6SZ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£675,000
2026-08-12
23, SAWNEY BROOK, CHELMSFORD
CM1 3JH · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£485,000
2026-08-11
ECCLES COURT, BURGESS SPRINGS, CHELMSFORD
CM1 1JB · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£110,250
2026-08-10
5, CHURCH GREEN, CHELMSFORD
CM1 4NZ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£950,000
2026-08-10
170, AVON ROAD, CHELMSFORD
CM1 2LD · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£320,000
2026-08-10
7, CHARLES JEFFREYS PLACE, CHELMSFORD
CM1 6HW · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£500,000
2026-08-07
11, ROXWELL ROAD, CHELMSFORD
CM1 2LY · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£500,000
2026-08-07
83, LONG BRANDOCKS, CHELMSFORD
CM1 3JL · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£373,750
2026-08-05
CHANCELLOR COURT, BROOMFIELD ROAD, CHELMSFORD
CM1 1RY · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£133,000
2026-08-05
5, NANCY EDWARDS PLACE, CHELMSFORD
CM1 2WU · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£781,000
2026-08-05
31, BOUCHERS MEAD, CHELMSFORD
CM1 6PJ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£430,000
2026-08-04
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link — we match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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- HM Land RegistrySold prices
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- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
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Nearby
Postcode districts near CM1
The closest districts to CM1 by straight-line distance between district centres — not the next letter of the alphabet.
- House prices in CM2 (Chelmsford) 2.2 miles
- House prices in CM3 (Chelmsford) 5.7 miles
- House prices in CM4 (Ingatestone) 5.8 miles
- House prices in CM12 (Billericay) 8.4 miles
- House prices in CM11 (Billericay) 8.6 miles
- House prices in CM8 (Witham) 8.7 miles
- House prices in CM77 (Braintree) 9.1 miles
- House prices in CM5 (Ongar) 9.2 miles
Where this comes from
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education — Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on — never estimates, never a valuation. Every CM1 sale in the lookup tool · The Chelmsford property market · About Your Property Check.