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First Avenue, Chelmsford

MyStreetCheck free street report: First Avenue, Chelmsford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/chelmsford-essex/first-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CM1 1RX, CM1 1RU.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£560,325
27 sales
Price range
£391k – £745k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
13 Oct 2025
CM1 1RX

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At a glance

House prices£560k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station14 min walkChelmsford station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 29 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

27 property sales on First Avenue, Chelmsford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 13 Oct 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £536,537. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 78% semi-detached, 19% detached, 4% terraced. Recorded sale prices on First Avenue range from £391,000 to £745,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on First Avenue compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. First Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CM1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £580,000 (1 sales)2016£580k2017: £554,333 (3 sales)2017£554k2018: £523,333 (3 sales)2018£523k2019: £535,657 (5 sales)2019£536k2020: £391,000 (1 sales)2020£391k2021: £605,250 (6 sales)2021£605k2022: £675,000 (1 sales)2022£675k2023: £559,167 (3 sales)2023£559k2024: £602,500 (2 sales)2024£603k2025: £528,750 (2 sales)2025£529k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 29 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached21£536,53713 Oct 2025
Detached5£664,30021 Jul 2023
Terraced1£540,00025 Oct 2024

Sold prices on First Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
73, First Avenue CM1 1RX 13 Oct 2025£432,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, First Avenue CM1 1RU 10 Jan 2025£625,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, First Avenue CM1 1RU 25 Nov 2024£665,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, First Avenue CM1 1RU 25 Oct 2024£540,000 TerracedFreehold
29, First Avenue CM1 1RX 21 Jul 2023£600,000 DetachedFreehold
57, First Avenue CM1 1RX 30 May 2023£550,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, First Avenue CM1 1RX 19 May 2023£527,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, First Avenue CM1 1RU 30 Mar 2022£675,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, First Avenue CM1 1RX 30 Sep 2021£745,000 DetachedFreehold
5, First Avenue CM1 1RX 19 Jul 2021£500,000 OtherFreehold
65, First Avenue CM1 1RX 14 May 2021£525,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, First Avenue CM1 1RX 5 Mar 2021£500,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, First Avenue CM1 1RU 11 Feb 2021£655,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, First Avenue CM1 1RU 28 Jan 2021£726,500 DetachedFreehold
15, First Avenue CM1 1RX 28 Jan 2021£510,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, First Avenue CM1 1RU 7 Jan 2021£470,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
65, First Avenue CM1 1RX 5 Feb 2020£391,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, First Avenue CM1 1RX 13 Dec 2019£585,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
57, First Avenue CM1 1RX 25 Oct 2019£475,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, First Avenue CM1 1RU 16 Aug 2019£601,287 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, First Avenue CM1 1RU 18 Jan 2019£445,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
61, First Avenue CM1 1RX 4 Jan 2019£572,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, First Avenue CM1 1RX 24 Aug 2018£560,000 DetachedFreehold
59, First Avenue CM1 1RX 9 Feb 2018£455,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, First Avenue CM1 1RU 1 Feb 2018£555,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, First Avenue CM1 1RX 5 Jun 2017£395,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, First Avenue CM1 1RX 23 May 2017£578,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, First Avenue CM1 1RX 27 Jan 2017£690,000 DetachedFreehold
40, First Avenue CM1 1RU 23 Sep 2016£580,000 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
8, First Avenue £675,000 (Mar 2022) → £665,000 (Nov 2024) -1%
over 3 yrs
29, First Avenue £560,000 (Aug 2018) → £600,000 (Jul 2023) +7%
over 5 yrs
57, First Avenue £475,000 (Oct 2019) → £550,000 (May 2023) +16%
over 4 yrs
43, First Avenue £395,000 (Jun 2017) → £527,500 (May 2023) +34%
over 6 yrs
65, First Avenue £391,000 (Feb 2020) → £525,000 (May 2021) +34%
over 1 yr

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Schools near First Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Chelmsford County High School for Girls 1,275 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.3 mi
St Pius X Catholic Primary School 215 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Report 0.5 mi
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford 1,241 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford 1,153 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Kings Road Primary School 403 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Maltese Road Primary School 211 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
The Bridge Columbus Academy special converter 3–19 Report 0.7 mi
Parkwood Academy 196 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement 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

  • Chelmsford station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • Beaulieu Park station 2.2 mi · 44 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Kings Road (adj, Broomfield Rd) 3 min walk
  • Kings Road (opp, Broomfield Rd) 4 min walk
  • The Drive (opp, Broomfield Rd) 4 min walk
  • Chester Place (adj, Kings Rd) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Rivermead Gate Med.ctr.
    123 Rectory Lane, Chelmsford · 0.4 mi
  • Chelmer Medical Partnership
    20 Merlin Place, Chelmsford · 0.5 mi
  • Beauchamp House
    37 Baddow Road, Chelmsford · 1.2 mi
  • Whitley House Surgery
    Crompton Bld, Writtle Road, Chelmsford · 1.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Chelmsford Broomfield Rd Express · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Kings Road · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op New Street - Chelmsford · 0.5 mi
  • The Food Warehouse Iceland Chelmsford Food Warehouse · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Shadforth Pharmaceutical Co Ltd · 0.3 mi
  • Rivermead Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Melbourne Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Goodleigh Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Ellton Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • The Dental Abode · 0.9 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 skills10 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned80.8%62.5%
Private rented18.5%20.3%
Social rented0.8%17.1%
Households655

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.0%64.1%
Aged 65+19.1%18.6%
Residents1,615

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 First Avenue

Ethnic group

HereChelmsford
White81%88.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.6%5.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.2%2.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%2.6%
Other ethnic group0.4%0.9%

Religion

HereChelmsford
Christian51.2%48%
No religion34.6%41.2%
Not answered5.9%5.8%
Hindu4.5%1.7%
Muslim1.8%2%
Buddhist1.2%0.5%
Other religion0.4%0.4%
Sikh0.3%–

Country of birth

HereChelmsford
Born in the UK81.6%88.1%
Born outside the UK18.4%11.9%

Highest qualification

HereChelmsford
Level 4 qualifications and above41.2%33.9%
Level 3 qualifications16.5%17.5%
Level 2 qualifications15.5%15.2%
No qualifications10%15.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%10.4%
Apprenticeship4.9%5.2%
Other qualifications2.8%2.6%

General health

HereChelmsford
Very good health56.3%51.6%
Good health30.7%33.8%
Fair health10.1%11%
Bad health2.4%2.8%
Very bad health0.5%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereChelmsford
1 car or van in household46.7%41.9%
2 cars or vans in household31.5%31%
No cars or vans in household12.1%14.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.8%12.3%

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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