Postcode district
CM3
Median asking price
£550K
Across 143 for-sale listings
Growth, 3 years
-1.1%
A year, annualised
Gross yield
4.4%
Indicative, from listing medians
Days on market
70
Average time on market
Investment overview
Median asking price
£550K
Average £712K, range £195K to £9.9M
Gross yield
4.4%
ModerateIndicative gross yield from listing medians
Price growth
% a year, annualised over each horizon
Market heat
Warm
70 days average time on market
Median asking rent
£2,000/mo
Of 10 to-let listings
Most common type
Detached
4 bedrooms on average
Market data
Listings
Summary
Homes listed
153
For sale and to let. Excludes 8 that are not homes or not monthly rents
Median asking price
£550K
Asking price range
£195K to £9.9M
Homes analysed
25,001
Behind the growth and area averages
For-sale listings equal 0.6% of the homes analysed.
Strategy fit
Buy to let
ModerateGross yield
4.4%
- Moderate indicative gross yield of 4.4%
- Median asking rent £2K a month
HMO
WeakMedian asking price
£550K
- High entry price (£550K) squeezes HMO returns
- 10% of households rent privately
- Most listings are detached
Flip
WeakGrowth, 3 years
-1.1% a year
- Prices moving -1.1% a year over 3 years raises resale risk
- 70 days average time on market
Recent listings
The 6 most recently updated for-sale listings, a sample of 143 in CM3.
4 bed detached in CM3
£750,000
Detached · Seen 6 Nov 2026
5 bed detached in CM3
£685,000
Detached · Seen 6 Nov 2026
4 bed detached in CM3
£1,195,000
Detached · Seen 6 Nov 2026
The Crescent, Little Leighs, Chelmsford, Essex CM3
£500,000
Bungalow · Seen 6 Nov 2026
Berry Vale, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Essex CM3
£475,000
Detached · Seen 6 Nov 2026
Bolingbroke Close, Great Leighs, Chelmsford CM3
£290,000
Semi detached · Seen 6 Nov 2026