Sold price history
Downsway, Chelmsford house prices
£208,200 is the median sold price in Downsway, Chelmsford — not an estimate, but what buyers really paid. Over the past decade prices are +18% in cash — but −16% once inflation is stripped out.
- Median sold price
- £208,200
- 10 years · cash
- +18%
- 10 years · real
- −16%
HM Land Registry · 124 sales ·
89 with floor area ·
Updated 6 Mar 2026
Key facts
Median price
£208,200
Price per m²
£2,733
Sales recorded
124
Price range
£54,300 – £510,000
Downsway, Chelmsford prices since 1995
Cash price
Today’s money (real)
Over ten years Downsway, Chelmsford is +18% on paper and −16% in real terms.
Recent sales in Downsway, Chelmsford
The most recent homes sold here, straight from the HM Land Registry record.
| Date | Address | Type | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 2026 | 9 Downsway · CM1 6TT | Terraced Freehold | £317,000 | £4,171 |
| 27 Oct 2025 | 56 Downsway · CM1 6TU | Terraced Freehold | £330,000 | £4,177 |
| 27 Jun 2025 | 42 Downsway · CM1 6TU | Semi-detached Freehold | £410,000 | £5,395 |
| 6 Jun 2025 | 73 Downsway · CM1 6TT | Semi-detached Freehold | £510,000 | £5,204 |
| 14 Feb 2025 | 37 Downsway · CM1 6TT | Terraced Freehold | £415,000 | £5,845 |
| 15 Dec 2023 | 44 Downsway · CM1 6TU | Terraced Freehold | £370,000 | £5,139 |
| 6 Oct 2023 | 12 Downsway · CM1 6TU | Detached Freehold | £380,000 | £5,588 |
| 14 Aug 2023 | 55 Downsway · CM1 6TT | Semi-detached Freehold | £400,000 | £5,634 |
| 5 Dec 2022 | 66 Downsway · CM1 6TU | Semi-detached Freehold | £210,900 | £2,244 |
| 17 Aug 2022 | 57 Downsway · CM1 6TT | Semi-detached Freehold | £385,000 | £5,274 |
| 17 Jun 2022 | 106 Downsway · CM1 6TU | Semi-detached Freehold | £375,000 | £5,435 |
| 13 May 2022 | 104 Downsway · CM1 6TU | Terraced Freehold | £322,000 | £3,833 |
| 8 Feb 2022 | 54 Downsway · CM1 6TU | Semi-detached Freehold | £350,000 | £4,375 |
| 28 Jan 2022 | 78 Downsway · CM1 6TU | Semi-detached Freehold | £328,000 | £2,929 |
| 11 Aug 2021 | 69 Downsway · CM1 6TT | Semi-detached Freehold | £385,000 | — |
| 11 Jan 2021 | 30 Downsway · CM1 6TU | Terraced Freehold | £405,000 | £3,616 |
| 4 Dec 2020 | 20 Downsway · CM1 6TU | Detached Freehold | £380,000 | £4,270 |
| 15 Jun 2020 | 24 Downsway · CM1 6TU | Semi-detached Freehold | £400,000 | £5,000 |
| 30 Aug 2019 | 98 Downsway · CM1 6TU | Terraced Freehold | £326,000 | £4,289 |
| 10 May 2019 | 73 Downsway · CM1 6TT | Semi-detached Freehold | £353,500 | £3,607 |
| 3 Oct 2018 | 77 Downsway · CM1 6TT | Semi-detached Freehold | £375,000 | £4,688 |
| 21 Aug 2018 | 79 Downsway · CM1 6TT | Semi-detached Freehold | £390,000 | £3,861 |
| 6 Oct 2017 | 27 Downsway · CM1 6TT | Semi-detached Freehold | £350,000 | — |
| 31 May 2017 | 8 Downsway · CM1 6TU | Detached Freehold | £375,000 | £3,178 |
| 28 Apr 2017 | 37 Downsway · CM1 6TT | Terraced Freehold | £350,000 | £4,930 |
| 26 Jan 2017 | 44 Downsway · CM1 6TU | Terraced Freehold | £337,500 | £4,688 |
| 14 Nov 2016 | 51 Downsway · CM1 6TT | Semi-detached Freehold | £329,000 | £3,871 |
| 10 Jun 2016 | 78 Downsway · CM1 6TU | Semi-detached Freehold | £270,000 | £2,411 |
| 30 Mar 2016 | 56 Downsway · CM1 6TU | Terraced Freehold | £265,000 | £3,354 |
| 22 Mar 2016 | 14 Downsway · CM1 6TU | Detached Freehold | £430,000 | £3,308 |
Category A (standard) sales. £/m² shown where an EPC floor-area match exists.
Biggest price gains in Downsway, Chelmsford
Homes that have changed hands more than once, ranked by their annual return — in cash and, where we have the inflation data, after adjusting for it.
| Address | First sold | Last sold | Times | Cash return | Real return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76, Downsway | £67,000 2 Dec 1996 | £178,000 28 Aug 2003 | 2 | +16% per year | +13% inflation-adjusted |
| 67, Downsway | £95,000 30 Jan 1998 | £220,000 5 Oct 2004 | 2 | +13% per year | +12% inflation-adjusted |
| 75, Downsway | £69,500 7 Jul 1995 | £169,995 15 Nov 2002 | 2 | +13% per year | +11% inflation-adjusted |
| 71, Downsway | £69,500 2 Oct 1995 | £111,500 8 Oct 1999 | 2 | +12% per year | +10% inflation-adjusted |
| 82, Downsway | £79,000 22 Dec 1999 | £197,000 10 Jan 2008 | 3 | +12% per year | +9% inflation-adjusted |
| 18, Downsway | £67,000 27 Jul 1995 | £395,000 6 May 2014 | 2 | +10% per year | +7% inflation-adjusted |
| 65, Downsway | £84,000 13 Jun 1996 | £172,500 8 Sep 2004 | 2 | +9% per year | +7% inflation-adjusted |
| 27, Downsway | £64,000 20 Sep 1996 | £350,000 6 Oct 2017 | 4 | +8% per year | +6% inflation-adjusted |
| 23, Downsway | £73,000 6 Mar 1997 | £315,000 30 Jun 2015 | 3 | +8% per year | +6% inflation-adjusted |
| 48, Downsway | £55,000 3 May 1996 | £263,000 28 Jan 2016 | 5 | +8% per year | +6% inflation-adjusted |
| 7, Downsway | £79,995 7 Nov 1997 | £185,000 7 Nov 2008 | 3 | +8% per year | +6% inflation-adjusted |
| 19, Downsway | £72,020 7 Jul 1999 | £244,500 10 Aug 2015 | 2 | +8% per year | +5% inflation-adjusted |
| 106, Downsway | £54,300 10 May 1996 | £375,000 17 Jun 2022 | 3 | +8% per year | +5% inflation-adjusted |
| 53, Downsway | £85,750 11 Feb 1999 | £249,995 27 Sep 2013 | 2 | +8% per year | +5% inflation-adjusted |
| 54, Downsway | £54,500 29 Mar 1996 | £350,000 8 Feb 2022 | 3 | +7% per year | +5% inflation-adjusted |
| 21, Downsway | £86,500 26 Jun 1998 | £300,000 11 Dec 2015 | 2 | +7% per year | +5% inflation-adjusted |
| 47, Downsway | £83,000 25 Jul 1997 | £295,000 20 Nov 2015 | 4 | +7% per year | +5% inflation-adjusted |
| 83, Downsway | £138,000 17 Apr 2000 | £249,995 15 Dec 2008 | 3 | +7% per year | +5% inflation-adjusted |
| 79, Downsway | £104,000 14 May 1999 | £390,000 21 Aug 2018 | 2 | +7% per year | +5% inflation-adjusted |
| 77, Downsway | £123,000 22 Jun 2001 | £375,000 3 Oct 2018 | 3 | +7% per year | +4% inflation-adjusted |
| 61, Downsway | £115,000 12 Oct 1999 | £300,000 27 Jul 2015 | 2 | +6% per year | +4% inflation-adjusted |
| 104, Downsway | £85,500 19 May 2000 | £322,000 13 May 2022 | 3 | +6% per year | +4% inflation-adjusted |
| 12, Downsway | £86,995 16 Oct 1998 | £380,000 6 Oct 2023 | 4 | +6% per year | +3% inflation-adjusted |
| 98, Downsway | £193,500 17 Sep 2010 | £326,000 30 Aug 2019 | 2 | +6% per year | +4% inflation-adjusted |
| 57, Downsway | £104,000 18 Feb 2000 | £385,000 17 Aug 2022 | 2 | +6% per year | +3% inflation-adjusted |
| 55, Downsway | £190,000 6 Jul 2009 | £400,000 14 Aug 2023 | 2 | +5% per year | +2% inflation-adjusted |
| 20, Downsway | £135,000 30 Jun 2000 | £380,000 4 Dec 2020 | 4 | +5% per year | +3% inflation-adjusted |
| 73, Downsway | £159,995 10 Sep 2001 | £510,000 6 Jun 2025 | 4 | +5% per year | +2% inflation-adjusted |
| 44, Downsway | £126,500 14 Aug 2001 | £370,000 15 Dec 2023 | 4 | +5% per year | +2% inflation-adjusted |
| 69, Downsway | £250,000 5 Mar 2010 | £385,000 11 Aug 2021 | 2 | +4% per year | +2% inflation-adjusted |
| 78, Downsway | £270,000 10 Jun 2016 | £328,000 28 Jan 2022 | 2 | +4% per year | 0% inflation-adjusted |
| 1, Downsway | £234,400 14 Jul 2011 | £250,000 27 Nov 2013 | 2 | +3% per year | +1% inflation-adjusted |
| 56, Downsway | £265,000 30 Mar 2016 | £330,000 27 Oct 2025 | 2 | +2% per year | −1% inflation-adjusted |
| 37, Downsway | £350,000 28 Apr 2017 | £415,000 14 Feb 2025 | 2 | +2% per year | −1% inflation-adjusted |
| 66, Downsway | £270,000 27 Feb 2014 | £210,900 5 Dec 2022 | 2 | −3% per year | −5% inflation-adjusted |
| 29, Downsway | £68,000 10 Jan 1995 | £65,000 25 Jul 1995 | 2 | −4% per year | −4% inflation-adjusted |
Category A (standard) sales that changed hands at least twice. Real return adjusts for inflation using ONS CPIH where available.
How Downsway, Chelmsford compares
Rank in the town
1195th of 1,872 streets in Chelmsford
Rank in the postcode district
387th of 643 streets in CM1
Against the town median
0% above the Chelmsford median of £208,000
Against England & Wales
33% above the national median of £157,000
Downsway, Chelmsford house prices — your questions
What is the average house price in Downsway, Chelmsford?
Half of homes sold in Downsway, Chelmsford went for more than £208,200 and half for less, across 124 sales.
What is the price range of homes sold in Downsway, Chelmsford?
Recorded sales in Downsway, Chelmsford range from £54,300 to £510,000. The range includes flats and large detached homes alike.
Have house prices in Downsway, Chelmsford risen?
Over the past decade prices in Downsway, Chelmsford are +18% in cash terms but −16% once adjusted for inflation using ONS CPIH — the gap between the two is the real story.
How much is a house per square metre in Downsway, Chelmsford?
In Downsway, Chelmsford the median price is £2,733 per square metre, from 89 sales matched to an EPC floor-area record.
How up to date is this data?
HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly. The most recent sale recorded in Downsway, Chelmsford was 6 March 2026.
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