The Priory, Writtle, Chelmsford

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House prices, sold prices and local information for CM1 3JE.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£305,238

21 sales

Price range

£105k – £445k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

22 Aug 2025

CM1 3JE

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At a glance

House prices£305k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station37 min walkChelmsford station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband91% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 21 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

21 property sales on The Priory, Writtle, Chelmsford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 22 Aug 2025. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £242,778. Average sale prices rose from £296,667 in 2016 to £353,000 in 2025 (+19%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 43% flat, 43% terraced, 14% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on The Priory range from £105,000 to £445,000. Every home sold here was sold leasehold.

House prices on The Priory compared

CM1 postcode area£418,613

Chelmsford£433,921

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. The Priory has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CM1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 21 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Flat	9	£242,778	22 Aug 2025
Terraced	9	£360,833	26 Feb 2025
Semi-detached	3	£325,833	28 Mar 2025

Sold prices on The Priory

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
15, The Priory CM1 3JE	22 Aug 2025	£275,000	Flat	Leasehold
59, The Priory CM1 3JE	22 Apr 2025	£290,000	Flat	Leasehold
12, The Priory CM1 3JE	28 Mar 2025	£445,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
39, The Priory CM1 3JE	26 Feb 2025	£410,000	Terraced	Leasehold
33, The Priory CM1 3JE	6 Jan 2025	£345,000	Terraced	Leasehold
22, The Priory CM1 3JE	4 Oct 2024	£315,000	Flat	Leasehold
6, The Priory CM1 3JE	23 Nov 2023	£402,000	Terraced	Leasehold
31, The Priory CM1 3JE	7 Nov 2023	£348,000	Terraced	Leasehold
43, The Priory CM1 3JE	19 Jul 2023	£402,500	Terraced	Leasehold
49, The Priory CM1 3JE	13 Apr 2023	£292,500	Semi-detached	Leasehold
41, The Priory CM1 3JE	16 Dec 2021	£340,000	Terraced	Leasehold
63, The Priory CM1 3JE	27 Apr 2021	£250,000	Flat	Leasehold
21, The Priory CM1 3JE	17 Apr 2020	£250,000	Flat	Leasehold
26, The Priory CM1 3JE	29 Apr 2019	£240,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
15, The Priory CM1 3JE	22 Mar 2019	£105,000	Flat	Leasehold
41, The Priory CM1 3JE	7 Sep 2018	£340,000	Terraced	Leasehold
22, The Priory CM1 3JE	28 Apr 2017	£240,000	Flat	Leasehold
25, The Priory CM1 3JE	22 Mar 2017	£230,000	Flat	Leasehold
37, The Priory CM1 3JE	3 Jun 2016	£310,000	Terraced	Leasehold
5, The Priory CM1 3JE	13 May 2016	£350,000	Terraced	Leasehold
13, The Priory CM1 3JE	21 Mar 2016	£230,000	Flat	Leasehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
15, The Priory	£105,000 (Mar 2019) → £275,000 (Aug 2025)	+162% over 6 yrs
22, The Priory	£240,000 (Apr 2017) → £315,000 (Oct 2024)	+31% over 7 yrs
41, The Priory	£340,000 (Sep 2018) → £340,000 (Dec 2021)	+0% over 3 yrs

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Schools near The Priory

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Writtle Infant School 178 pupils	Primary	4–7	Report	0.1 mi
Writtle Junior School 238 pupils	Primary	7–11	Report	0.3 mi
Hylands School 614 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Requires improvement Report	0.6 mi
Westlands Community Primary School 571 pupils	Primary	5–11	Good Report	1.1 mi
Widford Lodge School 179 pupils	Other independent school	2–11	Report	1.4 mi
Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery 413 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	1.4 mi
The Hawthorns School 69 pupils	Free schools special	7–16	Report	1.5 mi
The Sir Geoff Hurst Academy 66 pupils	Free schools special	7–16	Report	1.5 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 · 37 min walk
Beaulieu Park station 4.4 mi · 1 hr 28 min walk
Ingatestone station 4.6 mi · 1 hr 31 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Loves Walk (adj, Lodge Rd) 2 min walk
Romans Place (adj, Lodge Rd) 3 min walk
Writtle Green (opp, The Green) 4 min walk
St John's Green (adj, Bridge St) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

The Writtle Surgery
16A Lordship Road, Writtle, Chelmsford · 0.4 mi
Whitley House Surgery
Crompton Bld, Writtle Road, Chelmsford · 1.2 mi
Chelmer Medical Partnership
20 Merlin Place, Chelmsford · 2.0 mi
Beauchamp House
37 Baddow Road, Chelmsford · 2.1 mi

Supermarkets

The Co-operative Food Co-op Writtle · 0.2 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Long Braddocks Writtle · 0.3 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Forest Drive · 1.0 mi
Marks and Spencer Foodhall M&S Chelmsfood Westway Foodhall · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

The Village Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
Writtle Road Pharmacy · 1.2 mi
Tesco In-store Pharmacy · 1.6 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
Redmayne House Dental Surgery · 1.5 mi
Sharrow Dental Surgery · 1.6 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 3 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.

Income	4 of 10
Employment	3 of 10
Education and skills	3 of 10
Health and disability	4 of 10
Crime	3 of 10
Access to housing and services	3 of 10
Living environment	9 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	48.5%	62.5%
Private rented	7.0%	20.3%
Social rented	44.5%	17.1%
Households	517

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	16.1%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	58.7%	64.1%
Aged 65+	25.2%	18.6%
Residents	1,139

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	91%	80%
Gigabit-capable	91%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	83%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	99%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	89%	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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on The Priory

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Who lives around The Priory

Ethnic group

	Here	Chelmsford
White	94.2%	88.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	3%	2.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	1.2%	5.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	1.1%	2.6%
Other ethnic group	0.5%	0.9%

Religion

	Here	Chelmsford
No religion	46.7%	41.2%
Christian	46.1%	48%
Not answered	4.9%	5.8%
Other religion	0.8%	0.4%
Hindu	0.7%	1.7%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%
Jewish	0.2%	0.2%
Muslim	0.2%	2%

Country of birth

	Here	Chelmsford
Born in the UK	92%	88.1%
Born outside the UK	8%	11.9%

Highest qualification

	Here	Chelmsford
No qualifications	26.8%	15.2%
Level 4 qualifications and above	25.2%	33.9%
Level 2 qualifications	15.5%	15.2%
Level 3 qualifications	13.4%	17.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	11.7%	10.4%
Apprenticeship	4.9%	5.2%
Other qualifications	2.6%	2.6%

General health

	Here	Chelmsford
Very good health	42.8%	51.6%
Good health	33.1%	33.8%
Fair health	16.6%	11%
Bad health	5.8%	2.8%
Very bad health	1.7%	0.8%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Chelmsford
1 car or van in household	41.4%	41.9%
2 cars or vans in household	25.2%	31%
No cars or vans in household	22%	14.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household	11.4%	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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