Is Chelmsford a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Chelmsford, from official data · 11 postcode districts · 4,373 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Chelmsford, from official data · 11 postcode districts · 4,373 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Chelmsford sold for £378,080 in the latest House Price Index, down 2.3% on a year earlier. Across Chelmsford, police record 85 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Chelmsford, the nearest primary school is Meadgate Primary School, 150 m away, about a 2 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Great Baddow High School, 0.8 mi away, about a 15 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Sutherland Lodge Surgery, 0.5 mi away, about a 9 minute walk.
Chelmsford station is 1.4 mi away; the nearest park, Noakes Park, is 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk.
Across Chelmsford, police record 85 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Chelmsford sold for £378,080 in the latest House Price Index, down 2.3% on a year earlier. By type: detached £682,046, semi-detached £423,913, terraced £339,090, flats £207,861. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Meadgate Primary School, 150 m away, about a 2 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Great Baddow High School, 0.8 mi away, about a 15 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Chelmsford is 1.4 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £70,129 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.