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CM2 vs CM1: house prices compared

A side-by-side look at sold prices in CM2 and CM1, from official Land Registry records — overall and by property type, with the more affordable area highlighted.

On median sold price, CM2 is the more affordable of the two, at £375,000 versus £392,500.

CM2
Chelmsford
CM1
Chelmsford
Median sold price£375,000£392,500
Average sold price£402,549£429,575
Year-on-year+2.4%+0.8%
Sales (3 yrs)2,2882,547
Semi-detached (median)£425,000£427,500
Terraced (median)£352,000£367,500
Flat / maisonette (median)£220,000£230,000
Detached (median)£575,000£593,750

Green marks the more affordable (lower-priced) area for each measure. Figures cover the whole district over the last three years and are a market guide, not a valuation of any home.

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Sources

Sold-price figures derived from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (© Crown copyright), under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full reports also draw on HM Land Registry, Ordnance Survey, Environment Agency, VOA, Ofsted, Police.uk, DEFRA, ONS and more.