Area check · CM8 · Chelmsford
CM8 house prices and market activity
Typical price £325,000 In the 12 months to June 2026, 5.8% down on the year before. Source: Land Registry.
Quieter No: CM8 is quieter than most of CM (Chelmsford), with fewer homes coming to market.
0 of its 3 postcode sectors are busier than most of CM. Updated September 2026.
What homes sell for in CM8
Homes in CM8 sold for a typical £325,000 in the 12 months to June 2026, 5.8% down on the year before. Half of all sales were between £260,000 and £405,000. That is 21% below the typical price across CM (Chelmsford), £410,000. It is the 23rd most expensive of 25 districts in CM.
| Type | Share of sales | Typical price |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | 19% (106 sales) | £482,500 |
| Semi-detached | 29% (160 sales) | £360,000 |
| Terraced | 32% (174 sales) | £302,500 |
| Flats | 19% (105 sales) | £177,500 |
Terraced homes made up the biggest share of sales (32%). 20% of sales were leasehold and 5% were new build.
The typical price is the median: half the homes sold for more, half for less. It moves with the mix of homes that sold, so a change does not mean every home in CM8 is worth that much more or less. The figures for a single street can be very different, which is what the report for one home is for.
Is CM8 getting busier? Street by street: the postcode sectors in CM8
Each sector is ranked against every other sector in CM (Chelmsford). Busier means more homes to choose from over the next three to six months. Quieter means fewer. This is about how many homes come up for sale, not about prices.
| Sector | Busier or quieter | What we see | How clear |
|---|---|---|---|
| CM8 1 | Quieter | Quieter than most of CM: homes are coming to market more slowly here than in 52% of CM postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 11% down on a year ago). | Weak |
| CM8 2 | Quieter | Quieter than most of CM: homes are coming to market more slowly here than in 79% of CM postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 33% down on a year ago). | Strong |
| CM8 3 | Quieter | Quieter than most of CM: homes are coming to market more slowly here than in 64% of CM postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 17% down on a year ago). | Moderate |
How we know
A home needs an energy certificate (EPC) before it can be sold or let. When more certificates are lodged in a sector than usual, more homes tend to come to market there in the months that follow. We count them every month for every postcode sector in England and rank each sector against the rest of its postcode area.
Other districts in CM (Chelmsford)
busier than most of CM quieter
- CM0 quieter
- CM1 busier
- CM2 busier
- CM3 busier
- CM4 quieter
- CM5 quieter
- CM6 quieter
- CM7 quieter
- CM9 busier
- CM11 busier
- CM12 quieter
- CM13 quieter
- CM14 quieter
- CM15 quieter
- CM16 quieter
- CM17 quieter
- CM18 quieter
- CM19 quieter
- CM20 busier
- CM21 busier
- CM22 busier
- CM23 quieter
- CM24 busier
- CM77 busier
Updated: September 2026. Refreshed every month.
Source: EPC register (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero / MHCLG), Open Government Licence v3.0; Salet analysis.
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard sales), Open Government Licence v3.0; Salet analysis. Standard open-market sales only, July 2025 to June 2026.
How accurate is this? Tested on Coventry (CV) and Birmingham (B) postcode sectors, May 2011 to Feb 2025: this call picked the busier sectors 55 times in 100 over the next six months, against 49 for assuming last year's trend carries on. A useful lean, not a certainty.
This is a view on how many homes come to market. It says nothing about where prices will go.