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Data refreshed 3 September 2026

England · Local authority district

Chelmsford average asking prices, rents and rental yields

Free area-level property market data for Chelmsford, from the Property Deals Insight database of around 30 million UK properties.

Median advertised asking price

£440,862

37% above UK benchmark

More expensive than 77% of UK local authorities. The UK median is £321,361.

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Market overview

What the Chelmsford numbers tell us

A concise read of the current advertised market. The detailed views below break the same figures down by property type and bedroom count.

Affordability 01

Chelmsford sits above the UK benchmark

Its median advertised asking price is £119,501 above the UK figure, placing Chelmsford 267th of 347 covered areas.

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Rental opportunity 02

1 bed properties show the strongest headline yield

1 bed properties currently show a 6.8% gross advertised yield, before operating and finance costs.

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Family homes 03

Three-bedroom asking prices are above the UK benchmark

At £469,837, the Chelmsford average is about 45% higher than the equivalent UK figure.

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Advertised sale market

Asking prices in Chelmsford

Average advertised asking price by residential property type and by bedroom count. Core dwelling categories are included in the headline median; room lets and non-residential premises are listed separately and excluded.

Advertised asking price by property type, Chelmsford. Core residential categories.
Property typeRelativeAverage asking price
Detached£818,989
Semi-detached£491,723
Terraced£359,696
End of terrace£378,557
Flat£231,036
Apartment£244,482
House£508,551
Bungalow£541,332
Show 18 further residential types
Additional residential types. Included in the median.
Property typeRelativeAverage asking price
Country house£2,000,000
Barn conversion£1,000,000
Detached bungalow£694,303
Chalet£674,286
Cottage£665,952
Farm house£650,000
Character property£603,000
Link detached house£542,970
Town house£499,000
Penthouse£390,000
Semi-detached bungalow£381,015
Duplex£315,000
Coach house£276,000
Ground maisonette£240,000
Maisonette£238,925
Mews£230,000
Ground flat£211,923
Cluster house£165,000
Show 8 excluded categories (room lets and non-residential)
Excluded from all headline figures and yields: per-room lettings and non-residential premises. Shown for transparency only.
Property typeRelativeAverage asking price
Equestrian facility£1,775,000
Block of apartments£1,150,000
Land£900,000
Barn£851,667
Plot£735,000
Not specified£520,833
House of multiple occupation£350,000
Park home£173,750

Average asking price by number of bedrooms

£203,3601 bed
£303,2992 bed
£469,8373 bed
£682,4934 bed
£960,0375 bed

These are asking prices, not sold prices. PDI also holds Land Registry sold-price records for Chelmsford — what buyers actually paid, and when.

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Advertised rental market

Monthly rents in Chelmsford

Whole-dwelling advertised rents. House shares, per-room lets and non-residential listings are excluded from every headline figure.

Advertised monthly rent by property type, Chelmsford. Whole dwellings only.
Property typeRelativeAverage monthly rent
Detached£2,443
Semi-detached£1,930
Terraced£1,571
End of terrace£1,571
Flat£1,291
Apartment£1,522
House£1,531
Bungalow£1,525
Show 13 further residential types
Additional residential types. Included in the median.
Property typeRelativeAverage monthly rent
Detached bungalow£2,500
Chalet£2,500
Town house£2,050
Link detached house£2,050
Penthouse£1,900
Retirement property£1,753
Cottage£1,717
Duplex£1,550
Semi-detached bungalow£1,525
Maisonette£1,271
Coach house£1,200
Ground flat£1,197
Ground maisonette£1,088
Show 4 excluded categories (room lets and non-residential)
Excluded from all headline figures and yields: per-room lettings and non-residential premises. Shown for transparency only.
Property typeRelativeAverage monthly rent
Not specified£1,200
Flat share£963
House share£784
House of multiple occupation£700

Average monthly rent by number of bedrooms

£1,1481 bed
£1,5742 bed
£1,9573 bed
£2,4314 bed
£2,4505 bed

Buy-to-let snapshot

Indicative gross rental yields

Highest advertised

6.8%

1 bed properties lead the current snapshot. Treat it as an initial screening signal, not a forecast of realised return.

6.8%1 bed
6.2%2 bed
5.0%3 bed
4.3%4 bed
3.1%5 bed

Gross yield compares average advertised rent with average asking price. It excludes voids, management fees, maintenance and finance costs.

UK comparison

How Chelmsford compares

The same advertised measures set against the national picture across 347 local authority districts.

Typical asking price

£440,862Chelmsford
£321,361UK benchmark
37% higher

3-bedroom asking price

£469,837Chelmsford
£324,429UK benchmark
45% higher

Affordability position

#267

out of 347 covered UK areas

More affordable than23%

Areas with a similar median asking price

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GET /v1/area-insights?area=chelmsford
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{
  "area": "Chelmsford",
  "median_asking_price": 440861,
  "median_monthly_rent": 1571,
  "best_gross_yield": 6.8,
  "affordability_rank": 267,
  "refreshed": "2026-09-03"
}
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Frequently asked questions

What is the average asking price in Chelmsford?

The median advertised asking price in Chelmsford is £440,862, taken across 26 residential property-type categories. These are advertised asking prices, not achieved sale prices.

How much is a 3-bedroom property in Chelmsford?

A 3-bedroom property in Chelmsford averages £469,837. A 2-bedroom averages £303,299 and a 4-bedroom £682,493.

What is the average rent in Chelmsford?

Average advertised monthly rent in Chelmsford is £1,574 for a 2-bedroom and £1,957 for a 3-bedroom property. Per-room lettings are excluded.

Is Chelmsford good for buy-to-let?

The strongest gross yield in Chelmsford is 6.8% on 1 bed properties. Gross yield compares advertised rent with asking price and excludes voids, management, maintenance and finance costs.

Where does this Chelmsford data come from?

Property Deals Insight maintains a database of around 30 million UK properties. These area figures aggregate advertised sale and rental listings for the Chelmsford local authority district.

What these numbers include

  • These are advertised asking prices and advertised rents, aggregated from property listings — not achieved sale prices.
  • Gross yield excludes voids, management, maintenance, ground rent and finance, so a real net yield will be materially lower.
  • Medians are taken across residential property-type categories. Per-room lettings and non-residential premises are excluded and shown separately.
  • Chelmsford is a UK local authority district, not a town or postcode area.
  • Related areas are matched on median asking price, not geography.
  • Observation window: sale listings first advertised in the 180 days to 3 September 2026, and rental listings in the 90 days to 3 September 2026. A listing is counted from when it was first advertised, so these are not necessarily still on the market.
  • Gross yield combines two different windows — a 90-day rent sample over a 180-day sale sample — so it is not a like-for-like snapshot of a single moment.

Source: Property Deals Insight UK property database. Chelmsford is a UK local authority district, compared against 347 districts with complete data. Data last refreshed . Based on sale listings first advertised in the 180 days to 3 September 2026, and rental listings in the 90 days to 3 September 2026.