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Lower Anchor Street, Chelmsford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Lower Anchor Street, Chelmsford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/chelmsford-essex/lower-anchor-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CM2 0AU, CM2 0AS, CM2 0AT.

Average price (last 12 months)
£406,160
5 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£328,651
47 sales
Price range
£185k – £510k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
1 Sep 2026
CM2 0AU

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At a glance

House prices£406k average6% below the Chelmsford average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station11 min walkChelmsford station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold79% freeholdAcross 52 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

47 property sales on Lower Anchor Street, Chelmsford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 5 homes sold here for an average of £406,160. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £350,707. Average sale prices rose from £263,332 in 2016 to £406,160 in 2026 (+54%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 6% below the Chelmsford average of £433,921 over the same period. 11 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 10 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 72% terraced, 19% flat, 6% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Lower Anchor Street range from £185,000 to £510,000. 79% of homes sold here were freehold and 21% leasehold. Of 449 streets in Chelmsford with at least two sales in the last year, Lower Anchor Street ranks 217th for average price.

House prices on Lower Anchor Street compared

Lower Anchor Street£406,160
CM2 postcode area£409,055
Chelmsford£433,921
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CM2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £263,332 (3 sales)2016£263k2017: £266,930 (6 sales)2017£267k2018: £324,499 (6 sales)2018£324k2019: £281,625 (4 sales)2019£282k2020: £235,000 (2 sales)2020£235k2021: £283,500 (3 sales)2021£284k2022: £357,417 (3 sales)2022£357k2023: £336,375 (4 sales)2023£336k2024: £379,000 (5 sales)2024£379k2025: £386,250 (6 sales)2025£386k2026: £406,160 (5 sales)2026£406k

Tenure: 79% freehold and 21% leasehold across 52 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced34£350,7071 Sep 2026
Flat9£204,73124 Feb 2023
Semi-detached3£448,33313 Jun 2025
Detached1£335,00028 Mar 2025

Sold prices on Lower Anchor Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
85, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AU 1 Sep 2026£442,500 TerracedFreehold
54, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AT 28 Aug 2026£452,300 TerracedFreehold
8, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AS 24 Jul 2026£420,000 TerracedFreehold
92, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AU 16 Jul 2026£335,000 TerracedFreehold
86, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AU 12 Feb 2026£381,000 TerracedFreehold
80, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AU 3 Sep 2025£350,000 TerracedFreehold
50, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AT 13 Jun 2025£510,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AS 28 Mar 2025£335,000 DetachedFreehold
85, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AU 19 Mar 2025£442,500 TerracedFreehold
61, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AU 7 Feb 2025£315,000 TerracedFreehold
88, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AU 30 Jan 2025£365,000 TerracedFreehold
83, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AU 28 Nov 2024£400,000 TerracedFreehold
57, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AU 24 Oct 2024£330,000 TerracedFreehold
58, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AU 5 Aug 2024£375,000 TerracedFreehold
81, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AU 20 Jun 2024£415,000 TerracedFreehold
89, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AU 27 Mar 2024£375,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AS 12 Jun 2023£372,500 TerracedFreehold
49, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AT 21 Apr 2023£370,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AS 24 Feb 2023£193,000 FlatLeasehold
81, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AU 2 Feb 2023£410,000 TerracedFreehold
50, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AT 28 Oct 2022£465,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
96, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AU 11 Mar 2022£395,250 TerracedFreehold
17A, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AS 18 Feb 2022£212,000 FlatLeasehold
16A, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AS 3 Dec 2021£200,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AS 1 Oct 2021£357,500 TerracedFreehold
97, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AU 21 May 2021£293,000 TerracedFreehold
69, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AU 7 Dec 2020£275,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AS 30 Jul 2020£185,000 FlatLeasehold
Aquarium, 101, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AU 25 Mar 2020£3,400,000 OtherFreehold
16, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AS 31 Jan 2020£195,000 FlatLeasehold
87B, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AU 15 Nov 2019£230,500 FlatLeasehold
81, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AU 16 Aug 2019£287,500 TerracedFreehold
83, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AU 26 Apr 2019£318,500 TerracedFreehold
71, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AU 8 Mar 2019£290,000 TerracedFreehold
85, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AU 11 Dec 2018£345,000 TerracedFreehold
54, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AT 5 Oct 2018£366,000 TerracedFreehold
72, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AU 27 Jul 2018£301,000 TerracedFreehold
59, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AU 24 May 2018£315,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AS 23 Apr 2018£217,500 FlatLeasehold
88, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AU 20 Apr 2018£299,995 TerracedFreehold
63, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AU 6 Feb 2018£320,000 TerracedFreehold
93, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AU 15 Dec 2017£292,500 TerracedFreehold
5, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AS 24 Mar 2017£217,077 FlatLeasehold
76, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AU 7 Mar 2017£290,000 TerracedFreehold
17A, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AS 6 Feb 2017£220,000 FlatLeasehold
96, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AU 1 Feb 2017£339,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AS 25 Jan 2017£350,500 TerracedFreehold
2, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AS 25 Jan 2017£185,000 FlatLeasehold
5A, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AS 18 Jan 2017£25,000 OtherFreehold
89, Lower Anchor Street CM2 0AU 31 May 2016£300,000 TerracedFreehold
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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
85, Lower Anchor Street £345,000 (Dec 2018) → £442,500 (Mar 2025) → £442,500 (Sep 2026) +28%
over 8 yrs
54, Lower Anchor Street £366,000 (Oct 2018) → £452,300 (Aug 2026) +24%
over 8 yrs
8, Lower Anchor Street £357,500 (Oct 2021) → £420,000 (Jul 2026) +17%
over 5 yrs
50, Lower Anchor Street £465,000 (Oct 2022) → £510,000 (Jun 2025) +10%
over 3 yrs
88, Lower Anchor Street £299,995 (Apr 2018) → £365,000 (Jan 2025) +22%
over 7 yrs
83, Lower Anchor Street £318,500 (Apr 2019) → £400,000 (Nov 2024) +26%
over 6 yrs
81, Lower Anchor Street £287,500 (Aug 2019) → £410,000 (Feb 2023) → £415,000 (Jun 2024) +44%
over 5 yrs
89, Lower Anchor Street £300,000 (May 2016) → £375,000 (Mar 2024) +25%
over 8 yrs
10, Lower Anchor Street £350,500 (Jan 2017) → £372,500 (Jun 2023) +6%
over 6 yrs
96, Lower Anchor Street £339,000 (Feb 2017) → £395,250 (Mar 2022) +17%
over 5 yrs
17A, Lower Anchor Street £220,000 (Feb 2017) → £212,000 (Feb 2022) -4%
over 5 yrs

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Schools near Lower Anchor Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Anne's School 107 pupils Other independent school 3–11 Report 0.1 mi
Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School 216 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Report 0.2 mi
St Cedd's School 321 pupils Other independent school 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Oaklands Infant School 168 pupils Primary 5–7 Report 0.3 mi
Moulsham Infant School 268 pupils Primary 4–7 Report 0.6 mi
Moulsham Junior School 686 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.6 mi
Widford Lodge School 179 pupils Other independent school 2–11 Report 0.7 mi
Westlands Community Primary School 571 pupils Primary 5–11 Good 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 0.5 mi · 11 min walk
  • Beaulieu Park station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 1 min walk
  • Ingatestone station 5.5 mi · 1 hr 50 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Queen Street (opp, New London Rd) 2 min walk
  • Queen Street (adj, New London Rd) 2 min walk
  • RC Church (o/s, New London Rd) 3 min walk
  • RC Church (opp, New London Rd) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Whitley House Surgery
    Crompton Bld, Writtle Road, Chelmsford · 0.4 mi
  • Beauchamp House
    37 Baddow Road, Chelmsford · 0.5 mi
  • Sutherland Lodge Surgery
    115 Baddow Road, Chelmsford · 0.8 mi
  • Rivermead Gate Med.ctr.
    123 Rectory Lane, Chelmsford · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Chelmsford Moulsham St Express · 0.3 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Chelmsford · 0.3 mi
  • Marks and Spencer M&S Chelmsford · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Chelmsford Marsham Arms Express · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Writtle Road Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Boots · 0.5 mi
  • Shantys · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Orthoworld 2000 Ltd · 0.1 mi
  • Anchor Street (dental Surgery) · 0.1 mi
  • Sharrow Dental Surgery · 0.3 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 9 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime4 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
Owned51.7%62.5%
Private rented40.7%20.3%
Social rented7.6%17.1%
Households1,083

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6471.3%64.1%
Aged 65+14.2%18.6%
Residents2,095

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 Lower Anchor Street

Ethnic group

HereChelmsford
White84.4%88.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.6%5.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.4%2.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.2%2.6%
Other ethnic group1.4%0.9%

Religion

HereChelmsford
Christian45.5%48%
No religion43.5%41.2%
Not answered6%5.8%
Muslim2.6%2%
Buddhist0.8%0.5%
Hindu0.8%1.7%
Other religion0.7%0.4%
Jewish0.2%0.2%

Country of birth

HereChelmsford
Born in the UK77.2%88.1%
Born outside the UK22.8%11.9%

Highest qualification

HereChelmsford
Level 4 qualifications and above46.7%33.9%
Level 3 qualifications16.8%17.5%
Level 2 qualifications10.8%15.2%
No qualifications10.3%15.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.4%10.4%
Apprenticeship4.3%5.2%
Other qualifications2.7%2.6%

General health

HereChelmsford
Very good health53.5%51.6%
Good health33.5%33.8%
Fair health10.5%11%
Bad health2.2%2.8%
Very bad health0.3%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereChelmsford
1 car or van in household51.4%41.9%
No cars or vans in household27.6%14.9%
2 cars or vans in household18%31%
3 or more cars or vans in household3%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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