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Downsway, Chelmsford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Downsway, Chelmsford · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/chelmsford-essex/downsway/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CM1 6TU, CM1 6TT.

Average price (last 12 months)
£368,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£356,815
33 sales
Price range
£211k – £510k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
2 Sep 2026
CM1 6TT

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At a glance

House prices£369k average15% below the Chelmsford average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station27 min walkBeaulieu Park station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 34 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

33 property sales on Downsway, Chelmsford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £368,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £358,200. Average sale prices rose from £304,167 in 2016 to £368,500 in 2026 (+21%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 15% below the Chelmsford average of £433,921 over the same period. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 52% semi-detached, 36% terraced, 12% detached. Recorded sale prices on Downsway range from £210,900 to £510,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 449 streets in Chelmsford with at least two sales in the last year, Downsway ranks 272nd for average price.

House prices on Downsway compared

Downsway£368,500
CM1 postcode area£418,613
Chelmsford£433,921
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CM1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £304,167 (6 sales)2016£304k2017: £353,125 (4 sales)2017£353k2018: £382,500 (2 sales)2018£383k2019: £339,750 (2 sales)2019£340k2020: £390,000 (2 sales)2020£390k2021: £395,000 (2 sales)2021£395k2022: £328,483 (6 sales)2022£328k2023: £383,333 (3 sales)2023£383k2025: £416,250 (4 sales)2025£416k2026: £368,500 (2 sales)2026£369k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 34 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached17£358,20027 Jun 2025
Terraced12£343,3752 Sep 2026
Detached4£391,2506 Oct 2023

Sold prices on Downsway

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
87, Downsway CM1 6TT 2 Sep 2026£420,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Downsway CM1 6TT 6 Mar 2026£317,000 TerracedFreehold
56, Downsway CM1 6TU 27 Oct 2025£330,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Downsway CM1 6TU 27 Jun 2025£410,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
73, Downsway CM1 6TT 6 Jun 2025£510,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Downsway CM1 6TT 14 Feb 2025£415,000 TerracedFreehold
85, Downsway CM1 6TT 9 Apr 2024£375,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Downsway CM1 6TU 15 Dec 2023£370,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Downsway CM1 6TU 6 Oct 2023£380,000 DetachedFreehold
55, Downsway CM1 6TT 14 Aug 2023£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Downsway CM1 6TU 5 Dec 2022£210,900 Semi-detachedFreehold
57, Downsway CM1 6TT 17 Aug 2022£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
106, Downsway CM1 6TU 17 Jun 2022£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
104, Downsway CM1 6TU 13 May 2022£322,000 TerracedFreehold
54, Downsway CM1 6TU 8 Feb 2022£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
78, Downsway CM1 6TU 28 Jan 2022£328,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
69, Downsway CM1 6TT 11 Aug 2021£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Downsway CM1 6TU 11 Jan 2021£405,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Downsway CM1 6TU 4 Dec 2020£380,000 DetachedFreehold
24, Downsway CM1 6TU 15 Jun 2020£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
98, Downsway CM1 6TU 30 Aug 2019£326,000 TerracedFreehold
73, Downsway CM1 6TT 10 May 2019£353,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
77, Downsway CM1 6TT 3 Oct 2018£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
79, Downsway CM1 6TT 21 Aug 2018£390,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Downsway CM1 6TT 6 Oct 2017£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Downsway CM1 6TU 31 May 2017£375,000 DetachedFreehold
37, Downsway CM1 6TT 28 Apr 2017£350,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Downsway CM1 6TU 26 Jan 2017£337,500 TerracedFreehold
51, Downsway CM1 6TT 14 Nov 2016£329,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
78, Downsway CM1 6TU 10 Jun 2016£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, Downsway CM1 6TU 30 Mar 2016£265,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Downsway CM1 6TU 22 Mar 2016£430,000 DetachedFreehold
48, Downsway CM1 6TU 28 Jan 2016£263,000 TerracedFreehold
106, Downsway CM1 6TU 21 Jan 2016£268,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
56, Downsway £265,000 (Mar 2016) → £330,000 (Oct 2025) +25%
over 10 yrs
73, Downsway £353,500 (May 2019) → £510,000 (Jun 2025) +44%
over 6 yrs
37, Downsway £350,000 (Apr 2017) → £415,000 (Feb 2025) +19%
over 8 yrs
44, Downsway £337,500 (Jan 2017) → £370,000 (Dec 2023) +10%
over 7 yrs
106, Downsway £268,000 (Jan 2016) → £375,000 (Jun 2022) +40%
over 6 yrs
78, Downsway £270,000 (Jun 2016) → £328,000 (Jan 2022) +21%
over 6 yrs

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Schools near Downsway

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Perryfields Junior School 301 pupils Primary 7–11 Outstanding Report 0.2 mi
Perryfields Infant School 180 pupils Primary 5–7 Report 0.2 mi
Springfield Primary School 409 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
The Boswells School 1,423 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
The Tyrrells School 420 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School 437 pupils Primary Church of England/Roman Catholic 5–11 Report 0.5 mi
The Beaulieu Park School 1,763 pupils All-through 4–19 Outstanding Report 0.6 mi
Chelmsford Hospital School 1 pupils Other independent school 11–18 Report 0.7 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Beaulieu Park station 1.3 mi · 27 min walk
  • Chelmsford station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
  • Hatfield Peverel station 4.8 mi · 1 hr 36 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Medical Centre (opp, Lawn Lane) 2 min walk
  • Medical Centre (o/s, Lawn Lane) 2 min walk
  • Briarswood (adj, Brackenden Dr) 3 min walk
  • Briarswood (opp, Brackenden Dr) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • North Chelmsford Nhs Hcc
    2 White Hart Lane, Chelmsford · 1.0 mi
  • Rivermead Gate Med.ctr.
    123 Rectory Lane, Chelmsford · 1.1 mi
  • Chelmer Medical Partnership
    20 Merlin Place, Chelmsford · 1.3 mi
  • Chelmer Village Surgery
    Ashton Place, Chelmer Village, Chelmsford · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Springfield Express · 0.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Torquay Road · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Havengore · 0.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Chelmsford White Hart Lane Local · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Springfield Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Shadforth Pharmaceutical Co Ltd · 0.9 mi
  • Rivermead Pharmacy · 1.1 mi

Dentists

  • Springfield Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
  • Surgipact Ltd · 1.0 mi
  • Pure Orthodontics · 1.1 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned89.7%62.5%
Private rented8.9%20.3%
Social rented1.4%17.1%
Households495

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6455.8%64.1%
Aged 65+28.9%18.6%
Residents1,228

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks83%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks89%92%

Share of homes across Chelmsford with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Downsway

Ethnic group

HereChelmsford
White90.6%88.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.8%5.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.8%2.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%2.6%
Other ethnic group0.5%0.9%

Religion

HereChelmsford
Christian54.6%48%
No religion36%41.2%
Not answered5%5.8%
Hindu2.5%1.7%
Muslim1.3%2%
Sikh0.3%–
Buddhist0.2%0.5%
Jewish0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereChelmsford
Born in the UK89.6%88.1%
Born outside the UK10.4%11.9%

Highest qualification

HereChelmsford
Level 4 qualifications and above30.7%33.9%
Level 3 qualifications17.3%17.5%
Level 2 qualifications15.9%15.2%
No qualifications14%15.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%10.4%
Apprenticeship6.6%5.2%
Other qualifications3.9%2.6%

General health

HereChelmsford
Very good health52.3%51.6%
Good health32.5%33.8%
Fair health11.9%11%
Bad health2.3%2.8%
Very bad health1%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereChelmsford
1 car or van in household44.5%41.9%
2 cars or vans in household29.9%31%
3 or more cars or vans in household13.6%12.3%
No cars or vans in household12%14.9%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Chelmsford.

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