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Chelmsford House Prices Down £9,076, Second-Worst in Essex
The average Chelmsford home was worth £376,682 in August, 2.4% down on a year. Only Castle Point fell further in Essex, while Braintree and Maldon rose.
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Housing
Chelmsford Homelessness: 365 Households Placed Out of Area
365 Chelmsford households, 251 with children, were in temporary homes outside the city in August. The council's new homelessness strategy sets out what it plans next.
Planning
St Peter's College Site: 185 Homes Backed on Fox Crescent
Councillors have backed up to 185 homes and 60 independent living flats on the old St Peter's College field off Fox Crescent, 78 of them affordable.
House prices
Chelmsford House Prices Fall 2.3%, Steepest Since Sept 2024
The average Chelmsford home is worth £378,080, down £8,712 in a year. Flats fell 4.7%. Only Castle Point and Brentwood fell further in Essex.
House prices
Chelmsford house prices fall 1.2%, first drop in 21 months
The average Chelmsford home is worth £383,103, down £4,565 on a year ago. Only 62 of 295 English districts fell, and five of them are in Essex.