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Gainsborough Crescent, Chelmsford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Gainsborough Crescent, Chelmsford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/chelmsford-essex/gainsborough-crescent/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CM2 6DJ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£430,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£355,464
30 sales
Price range
£251k – £570k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Dec 2025
CM2 6DJ

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At a glance

House prices£355k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station19 min walkChelmsford station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 31 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

30 property sales on Gainsborough Crescent, Chelmsford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £430,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £326,444. Average sale prices rose from £311,750 in 2016 to £404,000 in 2025 (+30%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 60% terraced, 40% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Gainsborough Crescent range from £251,000 to £570,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Gainsborough Crescent compared

CM2 postcode area£409,055
Chelmsford£433,921
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Gainsborough Crescent has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CM2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £311,750 (4 sales)2016£312k2017: £284,000 (2 sales)2017£284k2018: £300,000 (2 sales)2018£300k2019: £304,403 (6 sales)2019£304k2020: £332,500 (1 sales)2020£333k2021: £411,125 (4 sales)2021£411k2022: £485,000 (1 sales)2022£485k2023: £391,250 (4 sales)2023£391k2024: £394,500 (3 sales)2024£395k2025: £404,000 (3 sales)2025£404k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 31 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced18£326,44412 Dec 2025
Semi-detached12£398,9935 Sep 2025

Sold prices on Gainsborough Crescent

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
21, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 12 Dec 2025£430,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 5 Sep 2025£465,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 12 Mar 2025£317,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 13 Dec 2024£365,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 16 Aug 2024£398,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 2 Feb 2024£420,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 30 Nov 2023£370,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 14 Jul 2023£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 30 Jan 2023£445,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 23 Jan 2023£365,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 14 Jul 2022£485,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 3 Sep 2021£365,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 30 Jun 2021£570,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 30 Mar 2021£447,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 18 Jan 2021£262,500 TerracedFreehold
45, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 30 Jun 2020£332,500 TerracedFreehold
30, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 20 Dec 2019£293,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 15 Nov 2019£327,420 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 8 Nov 2019£305,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 3 Sep 2019£251,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 21 Jun 2019£230,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 31 May 2019£325,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 10 May 2019£325,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 30 Nov 2018£330,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 30 Nov 2018£270,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 24 Nov 2017£315,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 28 Jul 2017£253,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 14 Jul 2016£285,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 7 Apr 2016£364,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 30 Mar 2016£275,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Gainsborough Crescent CM2 6DJ 26 Feb 2016£323,000 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
21, Gainsborough Crescent £330,000 (Nov 2018) → £430,000 (Dec 2025) +30%
over 7 yrs
8, Gainsborough Crescent £364,000 (Apr 2016) → £465,000 (Sep 2025) +28%
over 9 yrs
13, Gainsborough Crescent £325,000 (May 2019) → £365,000 (Dec 2024) +12%
over 6 yrs
19, Gainsborough Crescent £315,000 (Nov 2017) → £325,000 (May 2019) → £420,000 (Feb 2024) +33%
over 6 yrs
45, Gainsborough Crescent £332,500 (Jun 2020) → £370,000 (Nov 2023) +11%
over 3 yrs
17, Gainsborough Crescent £253,000 (Jul 2017) → £445,000 (Jan 2023) +76%
over 6 yrs
25, Gainsborough Crescent £285,000 (Jul 2016) → £305,000 (Nov 2019) +7%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Gainsborough Crescent

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Trinity Road Primary School 387 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Chelmsford Hospital School 1 pupils Other independent school 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford 314 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
The Tyrrells School 420 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Barnes Farm Primary School 539 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.7 mi
The Boswells School 1,423 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.8 mi
Meadgate Primary School 210 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.9 mi
Perryfields Junior School 301 pupils Primary 7–11 Outstanding Report 0.9 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 0.9 mi · 19 min walk
  • Beaulieu Park station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
  • Hatfield Peverel station 5.3 mi · 1 hr 45 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Kingston Crescent (adj, Sandford Rd) 2 min walk
  • Springfield Park Lane (S-bound, Springfield Park Lane) 2 min walk
  • Springfield Park Road (adj, Springfield Park Lane) 3 min walk
  • Sandford Road (SE-bound, Sandford Rd) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Chelmer Village Surgery
    Ashton Place, Chelmer Village, Chelmsford · 0.7 mi
  • Beauchamp House
    37 Baddow Road, Chelmsford · 0.8 mi
  • Rivermead Gate Med.ctr.
    123 Rectory Lane, Chelmsford · 0.8 mi
  • Sutherland Lodge Surgery
    115 Baddow Road, Chelmsford · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Food Warehouse Iceland Chelmsford Food Warehouse · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Chelmsford Superstore · 0.6 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Chelmsford Superstore · 0.7 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Chelmsford - Micro Store · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.4 mi
  • Apple Tree Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Shantys · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Time For Teeth Hmp Chelmsford · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • The Dental Abode · 0.7 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 8 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned65.9%62.5%
Private rented20.0%20.3%
Social rented14.1%17.1%
Households731

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.9%64.1%
Aged 65+13.7%18.6%
Residents1,837

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 Gainsborough Crescent

Ethnic group

HereChelmsford
White89.5%88.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.7%5.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%2.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%2.6%
Other ethnic group0.6%0.9%

Religion

HereChelmsford
No religion45.6%41.2%
Christian43.7%48%
Not answered5.3%5.8%
Muslim2.4%2%
Hindu1.8%1.7%
Buddhist0.5%0.5%
Other religion0.3%0.4%
Jewish0.2%0.2%

Country of birth

HereChelmsford
Born in the UK85.7%88.1%
Born outside the UK14.3%11.9%

Highest qualification

HereChelmsford
Level 4 qualifications and above36.9%33.9%
Level 3 qualifications17.4%17.5%
Level 2 qualifications14.3%15.2%
No qualifications13.1%15.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%10.4%
Apprenticeship4.8%5.2%
Other qualifications2.6%2.6%

General health

HereChelmsford
Very good health53.7%51.6%
Good health31.7%33.8%
Fair health12.1%11%
Bad health1.7%2.8%
Very bad health0.8%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereChelmsford
1 car or van in household48.9%41.9%
2 cars or vans in household29.8%31%
No cars or vans in household13.4%14.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.9%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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