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Readers Court, Chelmsford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Readers Court, Chelmsford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/chelmsford-essex/readers-court/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CM2 8EX, CM2 8EU, CM2 8HA.

Average price (last 12 months)
£325,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£288,479
24 sales
Price range
£160k – £374k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
21 Aug 2026
CM2 8HA

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At a glance

House prices£288k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station36 min walkChelmsford station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold89% freeholdAcross 27 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

24 property sales on Readers Court, Chelmsford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £325,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £298,775. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 83% terraced, 8% semi-detached, 8% flat. Recorded sale prices on Readers Court range from £160,000 to £374,000. 89% of homes sold here were freehold and 11% leasehold.

House prices on Readers Court compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Readers Court 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: £273,750 (2 sales)2016£274k2017: £275,000 (1 sales)2017£275k2018: £312,000 (1 sales)2018£312k2019: £283,125 (4 sales)2019£283k2020: £251,100 (5 sales)2020£251k2021: £295,374 (4 sales)2021£295k2022: £357,500 (1 sales)2022£358k2023: £299,250 (4 sales)2023£299k2025: £340,000 (1 sales)2025£340k2026: £325,000 (1 sales)2026£325k

Tenure: 89% freehold and 11% leasehold across 27 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced20£298,77521 Aug 2026
Semi-detached2£285,00021 Jul 2023
Flat2£189,00024 Feb 2023

Sold prices on Readers Court

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
70, Readers Court CM2 8HA 21 Aug 2026£325,000 TerracedFreehold
80, Readers Court CM2 8HA 31 Mar 2026£112,220 FlatLeasehold
61, Readers Court CM2 8EX 27 Mar 2025£340,000 TerracedFreehold
66, Readers Court CM2 8HA 17 Aug 2023£320,000 TerracedFreehold
72, Readers Court CM2 8HA 21 Jul 2023£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Readers Court CM2 8EU 17 Mar 2023£352,500 TerracedFreehold
51, Readers Court CM2 8EX 6 Mar 2023£374,000 TerracedFreehold
84, Readers Court CM2 8HA 24 Feb 2023£218,000 FlatLeasehold
19, Readers Court CM2 8EU 19 Aug 2022£357,500 TerracedFreehold
47, Readers Court CM2 8EX 15 Oct 2021£292,000 TerracedFreehold
Garage, 11, Readers Court CM2 8EU 15 Sep 2021£290,000 OtherFreehold
11, Readers Court CM2 8EU 15 Sep 2021£290,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Readers Court CM2 8EX 6 Aug 2021£299,495 TerracedFreehold
36, Readers Court CM2 8EX 2 Jul 2021£300,000 TerracedFreehold
57, Readers Court CM2 8EX 27 Nov 2020£290,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Readers Court CM2 8EX 24 Jul 2020£267,500 TerracedFreehold
52, Readers Court CM2 8EX 24 Jul 2020£250,000 TerracedFreehold
84, Readers Court CM2 8HA 17 Jul 2020£160,000 FlatLeasehold
45, Readers Court CM2 8EX 6 Mar 2020£288,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Readers Court CM2 8EU 13 Dec 2019£290,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Readers Court CM2 8EX 19 Sep 2019£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Readers Court CM2 8EX 16 Sep 2019£287,500 TerracedFreehold
20, Readers Court CM2 8EU 11 Mar 2019£270,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Readers Court CM2 8EU 10 Jul 2018£312,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Readers Court CM2 8EU 9 Mar 2017£275,000 TerracedFreehold
67, Readers Court CM2 8EX 1 Dec 2016£280,000 TerracedFreehold
48, Readers Court CM2 8EX 24 Jun 2016£267,500 TerracedFreehold

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
84, Readers Court £160,000 (Jul 2020) → £218,000 (Feb 2023) +36%
over 3 yrs
19, Readers Court £290,000 (Dec 2019) → £357,500 (Aug 2022) +23%
over 3 yrs
11, Readers Court £275,000 (Mar 2017) → £290,000 (Sep 2021) +5%
over 5 yrs

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Schools near Readers Court

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Great Baddow High School 1,516 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.2 mi
Woodcroft Nursery School 96 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.2 mi
Larkrise Primary School 174 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Beehive Lane Community Primary School 210 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Octavia House Schools, Essex 61 pupils Other independent special school 5–16 Report 0.5 mi
Meadgate Primary School 210 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Baddow Hall Infant School 166 pupils Primary 5–7 Report 0.8 mi
Baddow Hall Junior School 234 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.8 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 1.8 mi · 36 min walk
  • Beaulieu Park station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 7 min walk
  • Ingatestone station 5.5 mi · 1 hr 50 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Purbeck Court (o/s, Dorset Ave) 1 min walk
  • Readers Corner (opp, Dorset Ave) 2 min walk
  • Purbeck Court (opp, Dorset Ave) 2 min walk
  • Readers Corner (adj, Dorset Ave) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Baddow Village Surgery
    Longmead Avenue, Great Baddow, Chelmsford · 0.7 mi
  • Sutherland Lodge Surgery
    115 Baddow Road, Chelmsford · 0.9 mi
  • Beauchamp House
    37 Baddow Road, Chelmsford · 1.3 mi
  • Chelmer Village Surgery
    Ashton Place, Chelmer Village, Chelmsford · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Great Baddow Express · 0.1 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Beehive Lane · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Baddow Road · 0.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Great Baddow · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • The Pillbox Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Colecross Ltd · 1.1 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Blue Sky Dental · 1.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.3 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 2 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.

Income2 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned38.0%62.5%
Private rented8.0%20.3%
Social rented53.9%17.1%
Households686

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.9%64.1%
Aged 65+17.3%18.6%
Residents1,652

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 Readers Court

Ethnic group

HereChelmsford
White89.1%88.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.8%2.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.3%5.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.3%2.6%
Other ethnic group0.5%0.9%

Religion

HereChelmsford
No religion49.1%41.2%
Christian41.7%48%
Not answered5.9%5.8%
Muslim1.9%2%
Hindu0.4%1.7%
Other religion0.4%0.4%
Buddhist0.3%0.5%
Jewish0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereChelmsford
Born in the UK92.1%88.1%
Born outside the UK7.9%11.9%

Highest qualification

HereChelmsford
No qualifications24.8%15.2%
Level 4 qualifications and above20.5%33.9%
Level 2 qualifications17.5%15.2%
Level 3 qualifications15%17.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.4%10.4%
Apprenticeship6%5.2%
Other qualifications3.9%2.6%

General health

HereChelmsford
Very good health46.2%51.6%
Good health33.6%33.8%
Fair health14.2%11%
Bad health4.8%2.8%
Very bad health1.2%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereChelmsford
1 car or van in household40.2%41.9%
No cars or vans in household25.9%14.9%
2 cars or vans in household25.9%31%
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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