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House prices in Chelmsford: the next 12 months
Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £354,372 and £389,913 by August 2027.
- Expected, August 2027
- £372,142
- Chance of a rise
- 37%
Chelmsford: five years of prices and the expected path
Average sale price per home, £, monthly, with the next 12 months' expected path
- Chelmsford
- East of England
- United Kingdom
- Expected path
- 80% range
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| Period | Chelmsford | East of England | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2027 · Expected path | £372,142 (£354,372–£389,913) | £339,240 | £280,154 |
| Jul 2027 · Expected path | £372,520 (£355,810–£389,230) | £339,124 | £279,560 |
| Jun 2027 · Expected path | £372,899 (£357,262–£388,536) | £339,008 | £278,967 |
| May 2027 · Expected path | £373,277 (£358,728–£387,826) | £338,892 | £278,374 |
| Apr 2027 · Expected path | £373,655 (£360,213–£387,098) | £338,776 | £277,781 |
| Mar 2027 · Expected path | £374,034 (£361,722–£386,346) | £338,660 | £277,188 |
| Feb 2027 · Expected path | £374,412 (£363,261–£385,563) | £338,544 | £276,595 |
| Jan 2027 · Expected path | £374,790 (£364,843–£384,738) | £338,428 | £276,002 |
| Dec 2026 · Expected path | £375,169 (£366,483–£383,854) | £338,312 | £275,409 |
| Nov 2026 · Expected path | £375,547 (£368,213–£382,881) | £338,196 | £274,816 |
| Oct 2026 · Expected path | £375,925 (£370,095–£381,755) | £338,080 | £274,223 |
| Sep 2026 · Expected path | £376,304 (£372,296–£380,312) | £337,964 | £273,630 |
| Aug 2026 | £376,682 | £337,848 | £273,037 |
| Jul 2026 | £377,541 | £337,008 | £272,146 |
| Jun 2026 | £378,576 | £335,623 | £270,690 |
| May 2026 | £378,681 | £338,870 | £272,221 |
| Apr 2026 | £379,258 | £337,236 | £270,966 |
| Mar 2026 | £376,376 | £335,209 | £268,631 |
| Feb 2026 | £379,882 | £337,474 | £269,423 |
| Jan 2026 | £378,997 | £335,768 | £268,814 |
| Dec 2025 | £382,751 | £334,758 | £268,002 |
| Nov 2025 | £380,345 | £335,784 | £270,472 |
| Oct 2025 | £380,502 | £336,725 | £269,819 |
| Sep 2025 | £381,354 | £336,148 | £269,556 |
| Aug 2025 | £385,758 | £337,127 | £270,575 |
| Jul 2025 | £386,792 | £335,978 | £268,843 |
| Jun 2025 | £387,668 | £335,091 | £266,796 |
| May 2025 | £380,621 | £330,647 | £264,078 |
| Apr 2025 | £379,239 | £323,863 | £260,162 |
| Mar 2025 | £374,273 | £336,733 | £268,019 |
| Feb 2025 | £371,124 | £331,922 | £264,771 |
| Jan 2025 | £367,374 | £332,546 | £264,936 |
| Dec 2024 | £370,872 | £332,966 | £263,991 |
| Nov 2024 | £372,011 | £332,235 | £264,515 |
| Oct 2024 | £375,126 | £333,824 | £265,252 |
| Sep 2024 | £370,289 | £333,803 | £264,750 |
| Aug 2024 | £369,686 | £332,456 | £265,085 |
| Jul 2024 | £367,032 | £330,577 | £262,479 |
| Jun 2024 | £369,354 | £325,834 | £259,585 |
| May 2024 | £368,376 | £326,196 | £258,565 |
| Apr 2024 | £368,725 | £325,736 | £256,478 |
| Mar 2024 | £367,319 | £322,950 | £255,082 |
| Feb 2024 | £366,917 | £324,976 | £254,633 |
| Jan 2024 | £365,545 | £328,802 | £255,972 |
| Dec 2023 | £364,064 | £326,075 | £256,177 |
| Nov 2023 | £370,158 | £329,462 | £258,368 |
| Oct 2023 | £371,783 | £331,860 | £260,129 |
| Sep 2023 | £380,090 | £334,941 | £261,318 |
| Aug 2023 | £381,291 | £335,770 | £262,602 |
| Jul 2023 | £377,178 | £336,474 | £261,182 |
| Jun 2023 | £372,856 | £332,033 | £258,275 |
| May 2023 | £368,434 | £330,394 | £257,330 |
| Apr 2023 | £374,808 | £331,572 | £256,479 |
| Mar 2023 | £375,186 | £335,589 | £255,885 |
| Feb 2023 | £378,952 | £340,888 | £258,788 |
| Jan 2023 | £383,052 | £340,655 | £260,941 |
| Dec 2022 | £384,813 | £342,442 | £263,190 |
| Nov 2022 | £385,874 | £345,454 | £265,299 |
| Oct 2022 | £385,795 | £344,144 | £265,693 |
| Sep 2022 | £386,309 | £344,762 | £265,727 |
| Aug 2022 | £387,476 | £344,145 | £265,124 |
| Jul 2022 | £383,300 | £340,723 | £262,904 |
| Jun 2022 | £381,045 | £335,070 | £258,118 |
| May 2022 | £373,687 | £332,450 | £255,040 |
| Apr 2022 | £373,254 | £328,825 | £252,167 |
| Mar 2022 | £366,519 | £325,283 | £249,232 |
| Feb 2022 | £364,991 | £326,141 | £248,309 |
| Jan 2022 | £359,520 | £322,537 | £248,031 |
| Dec 2021 | £357,620 | £319,855 | £245,189 |
| Nov 2021 | £354,846 | £319,183 | £243,930 |
| Oct 2021 | £351,874 | £312,253 | £239,236 |
| Sep 2021 | £343,823 | £316,815 | £245,371 |
What the model expects
The central estimate at each horizon, and the range prices land in 8 times out of 10.
| Horizon | Expected | 80% range | Chance of a rise | Chance of beating inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In 3 months (November 2026) | £375,547 | £368,213 – £382,881 | 42% | 22% |
| In 4 months (December 2026) | £375,169 | £366,483 – £383,854 | 41% | 19% |
| In 12 months (August 2027) | £372,142 | £354,372 – £389,913 | 37% | 10% |
The outlook carries the region's own monthly price history forward: the recent trend and how far prices usually stray from it. It knows nothing about interest-rate decisions, new laws or local projects, so read it as a description of momentum, not a forecast to act on.
Other reports for Chelmsford
At the average sale price, a home costs £376,682. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £1,738 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.
- Payment, two incomes
- 23%
- Payment, one income
- 45%
Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- £1,439
- Owning per month
- £1,774
68.1% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Started, 12 months
- 170
- Per 1,000 residents
- 0.9
Figures for United Kingdom: Chelmsford has no reliable figures of its own.
Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.
- Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
- 1.8%
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 5 times since 1995. The deepest began in November 2007.
- Deepest fall
- −19.7%
- Recovery from the low
- 57 months
In 2025 the population grew by 2,264 while 400 homes were finished: 5.7 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 5.7
- Population change, 2025
- +2,264
3.8% of the 78,562 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 3.8%
- Empty homes
- 3,005
In 2025, 10% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 10%