CM3 5WS

Gandalfs Ride, Chelmsford

Median, last 3 years

£250,000

9 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£197,500

22 Jun 2026

Standard sales

203

since 1995 (+2 additional entries)

CM3 district median

£445,750

748 sales, 12 months to May 2026

By property type, Jun 2023 – May 2026: Flats median £199,000 (4 sales) · Terraced median £280,000 (4 sales) · Detached sold for £320,000

Medians count standard sales only (Price Paid category A). Additional entries (category B) - repossessions, buy-to-lets with an identifiable mortgage, and purchases by companies and other non-private buyers - are listed below but left out.

Median price by year

2012 to 2026. Every year since 1995 is in the figures below.

The paler 2026 bar covers January to August only, and its latest months are still filling in as sales are registered.

Paler bars rest on fewer than three sales, so they show which homes sold more than how prices moved.

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Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2026 (to August)	£246,250	4
2025	£263,750	4
2024 (few sales)	£269,000	2
2023	£208,000	5
2022 (few sales)	£228,000	2
2021	£259,000	8
2020	£299,000	6
2019	£227,500	4
2018	£247,750	4
2017	£170,000	3
2016	£221,250	4
2015	£183,000	7
2014	£142,500	8
2013	£160,000	3
2012	£244,000	4
2011 (few sales)	£144,250	2
2010 (few sales)	£232,748	2
2009	£149,995	3
2008	£144,000	7
2007	£177,000	9
2006	£171,500	6
2005	£118,000	3
2004	£125,995	15
2003	£131,000	12
2002	£83,500	6
2001	£74,000	17
2000	£78,000	9
1999	£68,500	5
1998	£52,500	11
1997	£50,750	14
1996	£50,500	9
1995	£45,000	5

Sale history (205 records · 54 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
103, GANDALFS RIDE 13 Oct 2005 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £41,500 (Jul 1997) · +189%	13 Oct 2005	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£119,995
111, GANDALFS RIDE 26 Aug 2005 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £68,000 (Jun 2001) · +74%	26 Aug 2005	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£118,000
110, GANDALFS RIDE 22 Dec 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £55,000 (Aug 1997) · +173%	22 Dec 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£150,000
56, GANDALFS RIDE 28 Oct 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £145,000 (Apr 2003) · +24%	28 Oct 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£179,500
62, GANDALFS RIDE 8 Oct 2004 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £97,500 (Jan 2003) · +29%	8 Oct 2004	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£125,995
58, GANDALFS RIDE 30 Sep 2004 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £83,000 (Mar 2002) · +48%	30 Sep 2004	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£123,000
66, GANDALFS RIDE 24 Sep 2004 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £62,995 (Aug 2001) · +98%	24 Sep 2004	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£124,995
54, GANDALFS RIDE 16 Aug 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £46,000 (Jun 1998) · +170%	16 Aug 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£124,000
108, GANDALFS RIDE 13 Aug 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £51,750 (Jun 1995) · +215%	13 Aug 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£163,000
121, GANDALFS RIDE 6 Aug 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £51,500 (Oct 1996) · +193%	6 Aug 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£151,000
107, GANDALFS RIDE 5 Aug 2004 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £57,000 (Apr 2001) · +81%	5 Aug 2004	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£103,000
46, GANDALFS RIDE 30 Jul 2004 · Detached · Freehold Previously £233,000 (Oct 2003) · +7%	30 Jul 2004	Detached · Freehold	£249,995
96, GANDALFS RIDE 22 Jul 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £102,500 (Jul 2003) · +17%	22 Jul 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£120,000
72, GANDALFS RIDE 16 Jul 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £70,000 (Dec 2001) · +69%	16 Jul 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£118,000
129, GANDALFS RIDE 2 Jun 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £51,000 (Jul 1997) · +135%	2 Jun 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£120,000
106, GANDALFS RIDE 31 Mar 2004 · Terraced · Freehold	31 Mar 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£137,000
104, GANDALFS RIDE 23 Mar 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £58,000 (Apr 1998) · +133%	23 Mar 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£135,000
64, GANDALFS RIDE 1 Dec 2003 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £54,950 (Apr 2000) · +95%	1 Dec 2003	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£107,000
46, GANDALFS RIDE 1 Oct 2003 · Detached · Freehold	1 Oct 2003	Detached · Freehold	£233,000
38, GANDALFS RIDE 12 Sep 2003 · Detached · Freehold Previously £155,000 (Sep 2000) · +50%	12 Sep 2003	Detached · Freehold	£233,000
86, GANDALFS RIDE 15 Aug 2003 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £29,995 (Nov 1997) · +160%	15 Aug 2003	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£78,000
96, GANDALFS RIDE 9 Jul 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £36,000 (Feb 1995) · +185%	9 Jul 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£102,500
113, GANDALFS RIDE 27 Jun 2003 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £45,000 (May 1995) · +189%	27 Jun 2003	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£130,000
124, GANDALFS RIDE 13 Jun 2003 · Terraced · Freehold	13 Jun 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£134,000
125, GANDALFS RIDE 28 Apr 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £78,000 (Feb 2000) · +85%	28 Apr 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£144,000
56, GANDALFS RIDE 14 Apr 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £50,500 (Mar 1997) · +187%	14 Apr 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£145,000
62, GANDALFS RIDE 31 Jan 2003 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £49,500 (Jul 1999) · +97%	31 Jan 2003	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£97,500
74, GANDALFS RIDE 31 Jan 2003 · Detached · Freehold	31 Jan 2003	Detached · Freehold	£132,000
100, GANDALFS RIDE 24 Jan 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £83,000 (May 2000) · +57%	24 Jan 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£130,000
44, GANDALFS RIDE 28 Nov 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £113,000 (Oct 1998) · +112%	28 Nov 2002	Detached · Freehold	£239,000
84, GANDALFS RIDE 8 Nov 2002 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £27,500 (Mar 1998) · +118%	8 Nov 2002	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£59,999
114, GANDALFS RIDE 14 Jun 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £69,000 (Jul 1999) · +43%	14 Jun 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£99,000
58, GANDALFS RIDE 25 Mar 2002 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £36,000 (Aug 1996) · +131%	25 Mar 2002	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£83,000
68, GANDALFS RIDE 8 Mar 2002 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £64,500 (Aug 2001) · +30%	8 Mar 2002	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£84,000
126, GANDALFS RIDE 6 Mar 2002 · Terraced · Freehold	6 Mar 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£70,000
72, GANDALFS RIDE 20 Dec 2001 · Terraced · Freehold	20 Dec 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£70,000
118, GANDALFS RIDE 19 Dec 2001 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £59,995 (Jun 2001) · +13%	19 Dec 2001	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£68,000
115, GANDALFS RIDE 7 Dec 2001 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £61,000 (Mar 2000) · +21%	7 Dec 2001	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£74,000
122, GANDALFS RIDE 30 Nov 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £65,000 (Mar 1999) · +49%	30 Nov 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£97,000
119, GANDALFS RIDE 15 Nov 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £50,000 (Jan 1996) · +94%	15 Nov 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£97,000
109, GANDALFS RIDE 12 Oct 2001 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £36,500 (Apr 1996) · +100%	12 Oct 2001	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£73,000
70, GANDALFS RIDE 5 Oct 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £59,000 (Jan 1998) · +66%	5 Oct 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£98,000
143, GANDALFS RIDE 5 Oct 2001 · Detached · Freehold	5 Oct 2001	Detached · Freehold	£260,000
68, GANDALFS RIDE 21 Aug 2001 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £38,000 (Jun 1998) · +70%	21 Aug 2001	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£64,500
66, GANDALFS RIDE 15 Aug 2001 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	15 Aug 2001	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£62,995
140, GANDALFS RIDE 6 Jul 2001 · Detached · Freehold Previously £115,000 (Apr 2001) · 0%	6 Jul 2001	Detached · Freehold	£115,000
118, GANDALFS RIDE 8 Jun 2001 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	8 Jun 2001	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£59,995
111, GANDALFS RIDE 1 Jun 2001 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	1 Jun 2001	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£68,000
102, GANDALFS RIDE 28 May 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £51,000 (Dec 1997) · +61%	28 May 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£82,000
107, GANDALFS RIDE 20 Apr 2001 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £28,000 (Jul 1997) · +104%	20 Apr 2001	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£57,000

Area

Postcode district: CM3
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 8 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01021607
Introduced: Apr 1987

From the English Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019, for the 2011 neighbourhood (LSOA) this postcode sits in. Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 the least; ranks are not comparable between nations.

UK House Price Index

Chelmsford, July 2026 (provisional)

Average price: £378,080
Change since July 2025: −2.3%
First-time buyers: £298,236

Average by property type

Detached: £682,046
Semi-detached: £423,913
Terraced: £339,090
Flat / maisonette: £207,861

The official index for Chelmsford as a whole, not CM3 5WS alone. It is a modelled average, adjusted for the mix of homes sold, so it differs from a median of recorded sales, and its newest months are revised as late registrations arrive. Source: UK House Price Index (about the data).

Location

Postcode centroid, not a specific property.

Nearby postcodes

Median sold price and number of sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026; otherwise the last sale, if it was in the last ten years.

CM3 5RJ £405,000 · 1 sale
CM3 5WT £254,500 · 3 sales
CM3 5ZS £305,000 · 3 sales
CM3 5ZR £317,500 · 5 sales
CM3 5ZW £515,000 · 5 sales
CM3 5ZX £300,000 · 7 sales
CM3 5ZJ £300,000 · last sale 2022
CM3 5WW £515,000 · last sale 2021
CM3 7AJ £528,000 · last sale 2018
CM3 5WX £365,000 · 11 sales
CM3 5ZH £333,750 · 4 sales
CM3 5WZ £447,500 · 2 sales