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The Downs, CM6

Sold prices, £/m² and street profile from HM Land Registry records.

Median sold price
£330,000
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£3,933
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
98
Distinct homes
57
Price range
£45,000£840,000
Sales recorded
2000 → 2026
first to latest sale
The street in brief

The Downs is a mix of detached houses and terraced houses. The median sale price is £330,000, about 24% below the typical CM6 sale. Per square metre of floor space it comes to about £3,933, below the district's £4,089. The street has been outpacing the CM6 trend. HM Land Registry records 98 sales across 57 homes since 2000 — homes here come up rarely.

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The Downs prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 98 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianCM6 district trend
£0£200k£400k£600k2000200520102015202020252000: £157,500 median · 1 sale2001: £108,975 median · 3 sales2002: £365,000 median · 2 sales2003: £280,550 median · 3 sales2004: £137,000 median · 1 sale2005: £233,500 median · 3 sales2006: £217,500 median · 10 sales2007: £179,000 median · 5 sales2008: £425,000 median · 3 sales2009: £295,000 median · 5 sales2010: £387,475 median · 4 sales2011: £354,995 median · 5 sales2012: £252,500 median · 2 sales2013: £446,000 median · 5 sales2014: £133,500 median · 4 sales2015: £465,000 median · 4 sales2016: £450,000 median · 8 sales2017: £297,000 median · 1 sale2018: £310,000 median · 4 sales2019: £262,250 median · 4 sales2020: £303,250 median · 4 sales2021: £450,000 median · 7 sales2022: £510,000 median · 3 sales2023: £345,000 median · 3 sales2024: £335,000 median · 1 sale2025: £556,250 median · 2 sales2026: £245,000 median · 1 sale

Median sold price by year vs the CM6 district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How The Downs compares

The Downs against the CM6 district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

Guelder Rose£490k · 61
Stortford Road£430k · 55
Dunmow Road£425k · 51
Baynard Avenue£400k · 53
Newbiggen Street£400k · 48
The Downs£345k · 27
Chelmsford Road£335k · 91
High Street£295k · 65
Haslers Lane£158k · 51

Median sold price and sale count over the last 8years for the district's busiest streets.

This street
£330,000
median · all recorded sales
CM6 district
£435,000
median · last 8 years · street -24%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

The Downs's £330,000 median sits about 24% below CM6's £435,000; on floor space it runs £3,933/m² against the district's £4,089/m² (-4%).

Street and CM6 figures are medians of HM Land Registry sales; the England figures are the UK House Price Index mix-adjusted average — a different basis, so compare direction rather than levels between the two.

Prices by property type

Median sold price by property type on The Downs.

Detached
£477,500
37 sales
Terraced
£287,125
24 sales
Semi-detached
£280,000
20 sales
Flat
£200,000
17 sales

Every recorded sale on The Downs

Individual transactions as recorded by HM Land Registry, newest first.

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
29 Jan 20266b · CM6 1DSFlat£245,000
7 Mar 202526 · CM6 1DTTerraced£397,500
9 Jan 2025Jenan · CM6 3RADetached£715,000
5 Jan 202428 · CM6 1DTDetached£335,000
8 Nov 202318 · CM6 1DTTerraced£345,000
14 Sept 202327 · CM6 1DTTerraced£220,000
13 Jul 2023Green Corner · CM6 1DTDetached£705,000
3 Oct 20225 · CM6 1DSTerraced£420,000
19 Aug 2022Elm Cottage · CM6 1DSTerraced£510,000
28 Jul 20229 · CM6 1DTDetached£820,000
3 Dec 20217a · CM6 1DSFlat£233,000
26 Nov 202117 · CM6 1DTnon-standardOther£315,000
25 Oct 2021Rosano · CM6 3RADetached£625,000
21 Jun 2021Shepherds · CM6 3RDDetached£795,000
4 May 20216 · CM6 1DSFlat£230,000
23 Apr 20213a · CM6 1DSDetached£450,000
22 Mar 20212 · CM6 1DSSemi-detached£402,500
28 Jan 2021Highfields · CM6 3RADetached£840,000
24 Nov 2020Yew Cottage · CM6 1DSDetached£525,000
29 Oct 202029 · CM6 1DTTerraced£279,250
28 May 202028 · CM6 1DTDetached£281,500
14 Feb 202025 · CM6 1DTSemi-detached£325,000
24 Sept 20196 · CM6 1DSFlat£200,000
21 Aug 2019Callista · CM6 3RASemi-detached£545,000
7 Jun 201918 · CM6 1DTTerraced£277,000
25 Jan 201919 · CM6 1DTTerraced£247,500
7 Dec 201829 · CM6 1DTTerraced£245,000
21 Sept 201826 · CM6 1DTTerraced£295,000
17 Apr 20185a · CM6 1DSTerraced£325,000
22 Feb 2018Rowan Cottage · CM6 1DSTerraced£540,000
12 Jan 2018Rosano · CM6 3RAnon-standardDetached£360,000
27 Oct 201716 · CM6 1DTSemi-detached£297,000
28 Nov 201618 · CM6 1DTTerraced£175,000
14 Oct 2016Morningside · CM6 3RADetached£610,000
23 Aug 2016Hylands · CM6 3RADetached£730,000
25 May 2016Rowan Cottage · CM6 1DSTerraced£520,000
13 May 2016Yew Cottage · CM6 1DSDetached£450,000
24 Mar 201614 · CM6 1DTDetached£450,000
5 Feb 20166 · CM6 1DSFlat£170,000
28 Jan 20167b · CM6 1DSFlat£212,500
14 Oct 20154 · CM6 1DSDetached£580,000
5 Aug 2015Oak Cottage · CM6 1DSSemi-detached£355,000
13 May 2015Lucerne · CM6 3RFDetached£575,000
16 Feb 201519 · CM6 1DTTerracedYes£198,000
21 Nov 201415 · CM6 1DTSemi-detached£125,000
1 Oct 2014Shepherds · CM6 3RDDetached£670,000
24 Mar 201416 · CM6 1DTSemi-detached£127,000
5 Feb 201431 · CM6 1DTSemi-detached£140,000
18 Dec 201335 · CM6 1DTDetached£535,000
18 Nov 201325 · CM6 1DTSemi-detached£239,950

Sales marked non-standardare Land Registry “additional price paid” entries — bulk purchases, repossessions, right-to-buy and similar transfers. They're listed for completeness but excluded from every median and comparison figure on this page.

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More streets in CM6

Sold-price profiles for nearby streets, and the wider CM6 area guide.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, including the UK House Price Index. EPC data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures summarise recorded sales on the street and are not a valuation of any individual home.