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Waveney Drive, Chelmsford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Waveney Drive, Chelmsford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/chelmsford-essex/waveney-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CM1 7QD, CM1 7PZ, CM1 7QB.

Average price (last 12 months)
£325,833
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£309,427
75 sales
Price range
£105k – £545k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
25 Mar 2026
CM1 7QB

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At a glance

House prices£326k average25% below the Chelmsford average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station24 min walkChelmsford station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold68% freeholdAcross 80 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

75 property sales on Waveney Drive, Chelmsford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £325,833. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £207,580. Average sale prices rose from £298,916 in 2016 to £325,833 in 2026 (+9%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 25% below the Chelmsford average of £433,921 over the same period. 11 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 11 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 33% flat, 28% semi-detached, 25% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Waveney Drive range from £105,000 to £545,000. 68% of homes sold here were freehold and 33% leasehold. Of 449 streets in Chelmsford with at least two sales in the last year, Waveney Drive ranks 345th for average price.

House prices on Waveney Drive compared

Waveney Drive£325,833
CM1 postcode area£418,613
Chelmsford£433,921
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CM1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £298,916 (12 sales)2016£299k2017: £302,000 (12 sales)2017£302k2018: £265,000 (4 sales)2018£265k2019: £306,500 (9 sales)2019£307k2020: £363,571 (7 sales)2020£364k2021: £287,400 (5 sales)2021£287k2022: £309,375 (4 sales)2022£309k2023: £286,300 (5 sales)2023£286k2024: £311,111 (9 sales)2024£311k2025: £349,800 (5 sales)2025£350k2026: £325,833 (3 sales)2026£326k

Tenure: 68% freehold and 33% leasehold across 80 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat25£207,58030 Jan 2026
Semi-detached21£344,6906 Feb 2026
Terraced19£337,57925 Mar 2026
Detached10£436,50020 Feb 2025

Sold prices on Waveney Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
155, Waveney Drive CM1 7QB 25 Mar 2026£350,000 TerracedFreehold
119, Waveney Drive CM1 7QA 6 Feb 2026£415,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Waveney Drive CM1 7PY 30 Jan 2026£212,500 FlatLeasehold
37, Waveney Drive CM1 7PX 13 Mar 2025£550,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Birk Beck, Waveney Drive CM1 7PJ 21 Feb 2025£240,000 FlatLeasehold
160, Waveney Drive CM1 7QD 20 Feb 2025£350,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Waveney Drive CM1 7PX 20 Feb 2025£521,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Waveney Drive CM1 7PX 14 Feb 2025£432,500 DetachedFreehold
191, Waveney Drive CM1 7QD 17 Jan 2025£205,500 FlatLeasehold
96, Waveney Drive CM1 7QA 5 Dec 2024£380,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
185, Waveney Drive CM1 7QD 20 Nov 2024£245,000 FlatLeasehold
89, Waveney Drive CM1 7PZ 30 Aug 2024£240,000 FlatLeasehold
27, Waveney Drive CM1 7PX 28 Aug 2024£500,000 DetachedFreehold
10, Birk Beck, Waveney Drive CM1 7PJ 12 Jul 2024£230,000 FlatLeasehold
85, Waveney Drive CM1 7PZ 3 May 2024£230,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Birk Beck, Waveney Drive CM1 7PJ 29 Apr 2024£250,000 FlatLeasehold
150, Waveney Drive CM1 7QB 19 Apr 2024£400,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Waveney Drive CM1 7PY 18 Mar 2024£325,000 TerracedFreehold
163, Waveney Drive CM1 7QD 19 Oct 2023£373,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Waveney Drive CM1 7PZ 9 Oct 2023£210,000 FlatLeasehold
53, Waveney Drive CM1 7PZ 10 Aug 2023£209,000 FlatLeasehold
170, Waveney Drive CM1 7QD 10 Mar 2023£367,000 TerracedFreehold
62, Waveney Drive CM1 7PZ 2 Mar 2023£272,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Waveney Drive CM1 7PZ 21 Dec 2022£225,000 FlatLeasehold
64, Waveney Drive CM1 7PZ 21 Oct 2022£400,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Birk Beck, Waveney Drive CM1 7PJ 1 Jul 2022£227,500 FlatLeasehold
140, Waveney Drive CM1 7QB 4 Feb 2022£385,000 TerracedFreehold
173, Waveney Drive CM1 7QD 8 Nov 2021£410,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
144, Waveney Drive CM1 7QB 18 Oct 2021£290,000 TerracedFreehold
114, Waveney Drive CM1 7QA 30 Sep 2021£212,000 FlatLeasehold
159, Waveney Drive CM1 7QD 27 Sep 2021£390,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
181, Waveney Drive CM1 7QD 26 Apr 2021£205,000 FlatLeasehold
23, Waveney Drive CM1 7PX 2 Mar 2021£425,000 DetachedFreehold
118, Waveney Drive CM1 7QA 26 Feb 2021£205,000 FlatLeasehold
Garage, 71, Waveney Drive CM1 7PZ 4 Dec 2020£10,000 OtherFreehold
71, Waveney Drive CM1 7PZ 4 Dec 2020£337,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
168, Waveney Drive CM1 7QD 14 Oct 2020£295,000 TerracedFreehold
150, Waveney Drive CM1 7QB 13 Aug 2020£305,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Waveney Drive CM1 7PX 30 Jun 2020£545,000 DetachedFreehold
165, Waveney Drive CM1 7QD 21 May 2020£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
165, Waveney Drive CM1 7QD 13 Feb 2020£323,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Waveney Drive CM1 7PX 23 Jan 2020£355,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Waveney Drive CM1 7PX 18 Dec 2019£364,000 DetachedFreehold
177, Waveney Drive CM1 7QD 15 Aug 2019£357,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
81, Waveney Drive CM1 7PZ 31 May 2019£190,000 FlatLeasehold
185, Waveney Drive CM1 7QD 3 May 2019£213,000 FlatLeasehold
22, Waveney Drive CM1 7PY 29 Apr 2019£305,000 TerracedFreehold
94, Waveney Drive CM1 7QA 15 Apr 2019£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
148, Waveney Drive CM1 7QB 28 Mar 2019£322,000 TerracedFreehold
159, Waveney Drive CM1 7QD 19 Mar 2019£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
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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
119, Waveney Drive £320,000 (Jan 2016) → £415,000 (Feb 2026) +30%
over 10 yrs
6, Waveney Drive £206,000 (Apr 2017) → £212,500 (Jan 2026) +3%
over 9 yrs
37, Waveney Drive £435,000 (Nov 2017) → £550,000 (Mar 2025) +26%
over 7 yrs
185, Waveney Drive £213,000 (May 2019) → £245,000 (Nov 2024) +15%
over 6 yrs
27, Waveney Drive £364,000 (Dec 2019) → £500,000 (Aug 2024) +37%
over 5 yrs
6, Birk Beck, Waveney Drive £205,000 (Apr 2017) → £250,000 (Apr 2024) +22%
over 7 yrs
150, Waveney Drive £305,000 (Aug 2020) → £400,000 (Apr 2024) +31%
over 4 yrs
159, Waveney Drive £325,000 (Mar 2019) → £390,000 (Sep 2021) +20%
over 3 yrs
165, Waveney Drive £323,000 (Feb 2020) → £385,000 (May 2020) +19%
over under a year
177, Waveney Drive £349,995 (Oct 2016) → £357,000 (Aug 2019) +2%
over 3 yrs
3, Birk Beck, Waveney Drive £166,000 (Feb 2016) → £195,000 (Aug 2017) +17%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Waveney Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Perryfields Junior School 301 pupils Primary 7–11 Outstanding Report 0.2 mi
Perryfields Infant School 180 pupils Primary 5–7 Report 0.2 mi
The Boswells School 1,423 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
Springfield Primary School 409 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
The Tyrrells School 420 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Chelmsford Hospital School 1 pupils Other independent school 11–18 Report 0.6 mi
The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School 437 pupils Primary Church of England/Roman Catholic 5–11 Report 0.7 mi
The Beaulieu Park School 1,763 pupils All-through 4–19 Outstanding 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 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
  • Beaulieu Park station 1.6 mi · 31 min walk
  • Hatfield Peverel station 5.0 mi · 1 hr 41 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Wear Drive (opp, Waveney Dr) 1 min walk
  • Blackwater Close (opp, Waveney Dr) 1 min walk
  • Blackwater Close (adj, Waveney Dr) 2 min walk
  • Wear Drive (adj, Waveney Dr) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Rivermead Gate Med.ctr.
    123 Rectory Lane, Chelmsford · 0.9 mi
  • Chelmer Medical Partnership
    20 Merlin Place, Chelmsford · 1.0 mi
  • North Chelmsford Nhs Hcc
    2 White Hart Lane, Chelmsford · 1.2 mi
  • Chelmer Village Surgery
    Ashton Place, Chelmer Village, Chelmsford · 1.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Torquay Road · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Springfield Express · 0.5 mi
  • Spar PFS EG - OTM - Chelmsford · 0.6 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Chelmsford Broomfield Rd Express · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Springfield Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Shadforth Pharmaceutical Co Ltd · 0.6 mi
  • Rivermead Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Springfield Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • Time For Teeth Hmp Chelmsford · 1.0 mi
  • Ellton Dental Surgery · 1.1 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned80.9%62.5%
Private rented18.1%20.3%
Social rented1.0%17.1%
Households507

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.2%64.1%
Aged 65+21.1%18.6%
Residents1,239

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 Waveney Drive

Ethnic group

HereChelmsford
White81.6%88.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.6%5.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.3%2.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.8%2.6%
Other ethnic group1.7%0.9%

Religion

HereChelmsford
Christian45.8%48%
No religion40%41.2%
Not answered5.4%5.8%
Hindu4.4%1.7%
Muslim3.2%2%
Buddhist0.6%0.5%
Other religion0.5%0.4%
Sikh0.2%–

Country of birth

HereChelmsford
Born in the UK83.2%88.1%
Born outside the UK16.8%11.9%

Highest qualification

HereChelmsford
Level 4 qualifications and above35.8%33.9%
Level 2 qualifications16.7%15.2%
Level 3 qualifications16.6%17.5%
No qualifications13.5%15.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%10.4%
Apprenticeship4.4%5.2%
Other qualifications3.8%2.6%

General health

HereChelmsford
Very good health52.1%51.6%
Good health34.5%33.8%
Fair health10.6%11%
Bad health2.3%2.8%
Very bad health0.4%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereChelmsford
1 car or van in household49.9%41.9%
2 cars or vans in household29.4%31%
No cars or vans in household13.4%14.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.3%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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