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Riffhams Drive, Great Baddow, Chelmsford

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House prices, sold prices and local information for CM2 7DD, CM2 7DE.

Average price (last 12 months)
£456,667
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£445,083
18 sales
Price range
£320k – £635k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
26 Mar 2026
CM2 7DE

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At a glance

House prices£457k average5% above the Chelmsford average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station38 min walkChelmsford station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 19 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

18 property sales on Riffhams Drive, Great Baddow, Chelmsford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £456,667. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £442,100. Average sale prices rose from £351,667 in 2016 to £456,667 in 2026 (+30%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 5% above the Chelmsford average of £433,921 over the same period. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 83% semi-detached, 17% detached. Recorded sale prices on Riffhams Drive range from £320,000 to £635,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 449 streets in Chelmsford with at least two sales in the last year, Riffhams Drive ranks 156th for average price.

House prices on Riffhams Drive compared

Riffhams Drive£456,667
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: £351,667 (3 sales)2016£352k2019: £408,750 (2 sales)2019£409k2020: £387,000 (1 sales)2020£387k2021: £435,000 (2 sales)2021£435k2022: £485,000 (2 sales)2022£485k2024: £508,400 (5 sales)2024£508k2026: £456,667 (3 sales)2026£457k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 19 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached15£442,10027 Feb 2026
Detached3£460,00026 Mar 2026

Sold prices on Riffhams Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
43, Riffhams Drive CM2 7DE 26 Mar 2026£540,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Riffhams Drive CM2 7DD 27 Feb 2026£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Riffhams Drive CM2 7DD 13 Feb 2026£430,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Riffhams Drive CM2 7DE 29 Nov 2024£405,000 DetachedFreehold
38, Riffhams Drive CM2 7DD 15 Aug 2024£635,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Riffhams Drive CM2 7DE 24 May 2024£482,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Riffhams Drive CM2 7DD 14 May 2024£600,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Riffhams Drive CM2 7DD 13 May 2024£420,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Riffhams Drive CM2 7DD 9 Dec 2022£525,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Riffhams Drive CM2 7DD 19 Aug 2022£445,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Riffhams Drive CM2 7DD 24 Sep 2021£435,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Riffhams Drive CM2 7DE 28 May 2021£435,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Riffhams Drive CM2 7DD 8 Jun 2020£387,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Riffhams Drive CM2 7DD 15 Nov 2019£457,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Riffhams Drive CM2 7DD 18 Mar 2019£360,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Riffhams Drive CM2 7DD 12 Oct 2016£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Riffhams Drive CM2 7DE 8 Sep 2016£360,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Riffhams Drive CM2 7DD 11 May 2016£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Riffhams Drive CM2 7DE 30 Mar 2016£382,500 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
43, Riffhams Drive £405,000 (Nov 2024) → £540,000 (Mar 2026) +33%
over 1 yr
14, Riffhams Drive £445,000 (Aug 2022) → £400,000 (Feb 2026) -10%
over 4 yrs
8, Riffhams Drive £320,000 (Oct 2016) → £430,000 (Feb 2026) +34%
over 9 yrs
49, Riffhams Drive £360,000 (Sep 2016) → £482,000 (May 2024) +34%
over 8 yrs
45, Riffhams Drive £382,500 (Mar 2016) → £435,000 (May 2021) +14%
over 5 yrs
4, Riffhams Drive £360,000 (Mar 2019) → £387,000 (Jun 2020) +8%
over 1 yr

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Schools near Riffhams Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Octavia House Schools, Essex 61 pupils Other independent special school 5–16 Report 0.3 mi
Baddow Hall Infant School 166 pupils Primary 5–7 Report 0.4 mi
Baddow Hall Junior School 234 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Meadgate Primary School 210 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Woodcroft Nursery School 96 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.6 mi
Larkrise Primary School 174 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
The Sandon School 1,218 pupils Secondary 11–18 Requires improvement Report 0.7 mi
Great Baddow High School 1,516 pupils Secondary 11–18 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 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
  • Beaulieu Park station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk
  • Hatfield Peverel station 5.6 mi · 1 hr 52 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Rifhams Drive (opp, Longmead Ave) 1 min walk
  • Tyrells Way (opp, Longmead Ave) 1 min walk
  • Lyster Avenue (opp, Longmead Ave) 2 min walk
  • The Kings Head (o/s, Maldon Rd) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Baddow Village Surgery
    Longmead Avenue, Great Baddow, Chelmsford · 0.1 mi
  • Sutherland Lodge Surgery
    115 Baddow Road, Chelmsford · 1.0 mi
  • Chelmer Village Surgery
    Ashton Place, Chelmer Village, Chelmsford · 1.0 mi
  • Beauchamp House
    37 Baddow Road, Chelmsford · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Great Baddow The Vineyards · 0.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Great Baddow · 0.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Meadgate · 0.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Baddow Road · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • The Pillbox Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Boots · 0.9 mi
  • Apple Tree Pharmacy · 1.1 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.1 mi
  • Blue Sky Dental · 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 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.

Income9 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned82.2%62.5%
Private rented12.4%20.3%
Social rented5.4%17.1%
Households816

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.8%64.1%
Aged 65+30.6%18.6%
Residents1,700

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 Riffhams Drive

Ethnic group

HereChelmsford
White92.2%88.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%2.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.8%5.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%2.6%
Other ethnic group0.9%0.9%

Religion

HereChelmsford
Christian52.9%48%
No religion38.3%41.2%
Not answered6.4%5.8%
Muslim0.9%2%
Hindu0.7%1.7%
Buddhist0.4%0.5%
Other religion0.3%0.4%
Jewish0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereChelmsford
Born in the UK91.3%88.1%
Born outside the UK8.7%11.9%

Highest qualification

HereChelmsford
Level 4 qualifications and above34.6%33.9%
Level 3 qualifications16.7%17.5%
No qualifications15%15.2%
Level 2 qualifications14.9%15.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%10.4%
Apprenticeship6%5.2%
Other qualifications3.1%2.6%

General health

HereChelmsford
Very good health47.2%51.6%
Good health35.5%33.8%
Fair health12.7%11%
Bad health4%2.8%
Very bad health0.6%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereChelmsford
1 car or van in household43.7%41.9%
2 cars or vans in household27.4%31%
No cars or vans in household19.5%14.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%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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