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Shirebourn Vale, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Shirebourn Vale, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/chelmsford-essex/shirebourn-vale/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CM3 5ZX.

Average price (last 12 months)
£356,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£318,611
31 sales
Price range
£130k – £620k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
14 Aug 2026
CM3 5ZX

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At a glance

House prices£357k average18% below the Chelmsford average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station13 min walkSouth Woodham Ferrers station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold71% 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

31 property sales on Shirebourn Vale, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £356,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £319,995. Average sale prices rose from £324,998 in 2016 to £356,500 in 2026 (+10%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 18% below the Chelmsford average of £433,921 over the same period. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 35% terraced, 29% flat, 29% detached. Recorded sale prices on Shirebourn Vale range from £129,995 to £620,000. 71% of homes sold here were freehold and 29% leasehold. Of 449 streets in Chelmsford with at least two sales in the last year, Shirebourn Vale ranks 291st for average price.

House prices on Shirebourn Vale compared

Shirebourn Vale£356,500
CM3 postcode area£478,585
Chelmsford£433,921
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CM3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £324,998 (2 sales)2016£325k2017: £197,248 (4 sales)2017£197k2018: £332,375 (4 sales)2018£332k2019: £400,750 (4 sales)2019£401k2020: £333,725 (2 sales)2020£334k2021: £375,000 (4 sales)2021£375k2022: £192,000 (1 sales)2022£192k2023: £371,667 (3 sales)2023£372k2024: £269,333 (3 sales)2024£269k2025: £255,000 (2 sales)2025£255k2026: £356,500 (2 sales)2026£357k

Tenure: 71% freehold and 29% leasehold across 31 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced11£319,99514 Aug 2026
Flat9£177,33227 Mar 2025
Detached9£447,88920 Feb 2026
Semi-detached2£365,00024 Oct 2019

Sold prices on Shirebourn Vale

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
34, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 14 Aug 2026£292,000 TerracedFreehold
58, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 20 Feb 2026£421,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 29 Aug 2025£300,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 27 Mar 2025£210,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 15 Nov 2024£330,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 12 Sep 2024£315,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 26 Feb 2024£163,000 FlatLeasehold
42, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 5 Dec 2023£160,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 10 Mar 2023£620,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 20 Jan 2023£335,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 14 Mar 2022£192,000 FlatLeasehold
13, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 26 Nov 2021£415,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 28 Oct 2021£405,000 DetachedFreehold
54, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 23 Aug 2021£385,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 1 Jun 2021£295,000 TerracedFreehold
64, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 29 Jul 2020£400,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 29 May 2020£267,450 TerracedFreehold
68, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 24 Oct 2019£425,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 5 Sep 2019£325,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 5 Jul 2019£338,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 26 Apr 2019£515,000 DetachedFreehold
32, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 10 Dec 2018£207,000 FlatLeasehold
26, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 20 Aug 2018£307,500 TerracedFreehold
10, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 4 May 2018£270,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 30 Apr 2018£545,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 16 Jun 2017£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 15 Jun 2017£194,000 FlatLeasehold
28, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 1 Jun 2017£159,995 FlatLeasehold
42, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 10 Feb 2017£129,995 FlatLeasehold
23, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 29 Feb 2016£470,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Shirebourn Vale CM3 5ZX 12 Feb 2016£179,995 FlatLeasehold

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
36, Shirebourn Vale £267,450 (May 2020) → £300,000 (Aug 2025) +12%
over 5 yrs
28, Shirebourn Vale £159,995 (Jun 2017) → £163,000 (Feb 2024) +2%
over 7 yrs
42, Shirebourn Vale £129,995 (Feb 2017) → £160,000 (Dec 2023) +23%
over 7 yrs
21, Shirebourn Vale £515,000 (Apr 2019) → £620,000 (Mar 2023) +20%
over 4 yrs
5, Shirebourn Vale £295,000 (Jun 2021) → £335,000 (Jan 2023) +14%
over 2 yrs
32, Shirebourn Vale £179,995 (Feb 2016) → £207,000 (Dec 2018) +15%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Shirebourn Vale

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Elmwood Primary School 414 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Collingwood Primary School 208 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers 132 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF 180 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
William de Ferrers School 1,237 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.6 mi
Riverside Primary School 422 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.9 mi
Woodville Primary School 412 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.9 mi
St Mary's Church of England Primary School 58 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 2.0 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

  • South Woodham Ferrers station 0.7 mi · 13 min walk
  • Battlesbridge station 2.1 mi · 43 min walk
  • North Fambridge station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 4 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Gandalfs Ride (adj, Inchbonnie Rd) 4 min walk
  • Gandalfs Ride (o/s, Inchbonnie Rd) 4 min walk
  • Victoria Road (adj, Hullbridge Rd) 4 min walk
  • Victoria Road (opp, Hullbridge Rd) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Kingsway Surgery
    Crouch Vale Medical Centre, Burnham Road, Chelmsford · 0.9 mi
  • Conner & Partners
    175 Ferry Road, Hullbridge, Hockley · 1.1 mi
  • Downhall Park Surgery
    49 Rawreth Lane, Rayleigh · 2.6 mi
  • Church View Surgery
    The Jones Family Practice, 55 Southend Road, Hockley · 3.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda Superstore Asda South Woodham Ferrers Superstore · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Baron Road South Woodham Ferrers · 0.5 mi
  • Spar Spar - South Woodham · 0.6 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S South Woodam Ferrers BP · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Govani Chemists · 0.5 mi
  • Allied Pharmacy South Woodham Ferrers · 0.6 mi
  • Village Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Unit 21 · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Brickfields Dental Practice · 0.6 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 7 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 skills5 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services1 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned70.7%62.5%
Private rented17.7%20.3%
Social rented11.6%17.1%
Households645

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.9%64.1%
Aged 65+15.8%18.6%
Residents1,471

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 Shirebourn Vale

Ethnic group

HereChelmsford
White96.7%88.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%5.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%2.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%2.6%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.9%

Religion

HereChelmsford
No religion47.6%41.2%
Christian43.7%48%
Not answered6.5%5.8%
Hindu0.7%1.7%
Other religion0.7%0.4%
Buddhist0.5%0.5%
Jewish0.1%0.2%
Muslim0.1%2%

Country of birth

HereChelmsford
Born in the UK94.6%88.1%
Born outside the UK5.4%11.9%

Highest qualification

HereChelmsford
Level 4 qualifications and above26.5%33.9%
Level 3 qualifications21.3%17.5%
Level 2 qualifications17.6%15.2%
No qualifications14.1%15.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.8%10.4%
Apprenticeship5%5.2%
Other qualifications2.8%2.6%

General health

HereChelmsford
Very good health52.6%51.6%
Good health33.8%33.8%
Fair health11.3%11%
Bad health2%2.8%
Very bad health0.2%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereChelmsford
1 car or van in household39.9%41.9%
2 cars or vans in household36%31%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.6%12.3%
No cars or vans in household11.5%14.9%

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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