Esplanade, Chelmsford house prices
Homes in Esplanade, Chelmsford have a median sold price of £255,000 — every figure here comes straight from HM Land Registry. Over the past decade prices are +169% in cash — but +95% once inflation is stripped out.
- Median sold price
- £255,000
- 10 years · cash
- +169%
- 10 years · real
- +95%
Key facts
Esplanade, Chelmsford prices since 1995
Headline growth of +169% shrinks to +95% once inflation is removed — the gap portals rarely show.
Recent sales in Esplanade, Chelmsford
The most recent homes sold here, straight from the HM Land Registry record.
| Date | Address | Type | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2026 | 26 Esplanade · CM3 6AL | Detached Freehold | £512,500 | — |
| 5 Nov 2025 | 10 Esplanade · CM3 6AL | Detached Freehold | £495,000 | — |
| 31 Mar 2025 | 289C Esplanade · CM3 6AW | Detached Freehold | £875,000 | — |
| 13 Jun 2024 | 18 Esplanade · CM3 6AL | Detached Freehold | £525,000 | — |
| 3 Nov 2023 | 26 Esplanade · CM3 6AL | Detached Freehold | £480,000 | — |
| 21 Sep 2023 | Bywaters, 292 Esplanade · CM3 6AW | Detached Freehold | £785,000 | — |
| 13 Jul 2023 | 289A Esplanade · CM3 6AW | Detached Freehold | £830,000 | — |
| 5 Jan 2023 | Horizons Esplanade · CM3 6AW | Detached Freehold | £600,000 | — |
| 30 Nov 2022 | Esplanade House Esplanade · CM3 6AW | Detached Freehold | £900,000 | — |
| 27 Sep 2021 | 262 Esplanade · CM3 6AL | Detached Freehold | £525,000 | — |
| 5 Feb 2021 | 289B Esplanade · CM3 6AW | Detached Freehold | £700,000 | — |
| 16 Dec 2020 | 271 Esplanade · CM3 6AL | Detached Freehold | £623,750 | — |
| 3 Dec 2020 | 289C Esplanade · CM3 6AW | Detached Freehold | £807,500 | — |
| 16 Nov 2020 | Bywaters, 292 Esplanade · CM3 6AW | Detached Freehold | £700,000 | — |
| 12 Aug 2020 | Lee Lodge Esplanade · CM3 6AW | Detached Freehold | £696,000 | — |
| 3 Oct 2019 | Tamarisk Cottage Esplanade · CM3 6AW | Detached Freehold | £380,000 | — |
| 9 May 2019 | Inchmerle Esplanade · CM3 6AW | Detached Freehold | £695,000 | — |
| 6 Jul 2018 | 4 Esplanade · CM3 6AL | Detached Freehold | £422,500 | — |
| 6 Jul 2018 | 280 Esplanade · CM3 6AW | Detached Freehold | £370,000 | — |
| 23 Oct 2017 | 22 Esplanade · CM3 6AL | Detached Freehold | £460,000 | — |
| 13 Sep 2017 | Wahroongah Esplanade · CM3 6AW | Detached Freehold | £597,000 | — |
| 14 Sep 2016 | 303 Esplanade · CM3 6AW | Detached Freehold | £250,000 | — |
| 29 Jul 2016 | Northern Lights Esplanade · CM3 6AL | Detached Freehold | £325,000 | — |
| 22 Jul 2016 | 8 Esplanade · CM3 6AL | Detached Freehold | £380,000 | — |
| 29 Mar 2016 | Tydings Esplanade · CM3 6AW | Detached Freehold | £580,000 | — |
| 18 Mar 2016 | Watersedge Esplanade · CM3 6AW | Detached Freehold | £370,000 | — |
| 21 Dec 2015 | Vera Lodge Esplanade · CM3 6AW | Detached Freehold | £255,000 | — |
| 12 Dec 2014 | 14 Esplanade · CM3 6AL | Detached Freehold | £325,000 | — |
| 25 Jun 2013 | 262 Esplanade · CM3 6AL | Detached Freehold | £276,000 | — |
| 16 Dec 2011 | 271 Esplanade · CM3 6AL | Detached Freehold | £245,000 | — |
Category A (standard) sales. £/m² shown where an EPC floor-area match exists.
Biggest price gains in Esplanade, Chelmsford
Homes that have changed hands more than once, ranked by their annual return — in cash and, where we have the inflation data, after adjusting for it.
| Address | First sold | Last sold | Times | Cash return | Real return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wahroongah, Esplanade | £75,000 26 Nov 1998 | £597,000 13 Sep 2017 | 2 | +12% per year | +9% inflation-adjusted |
| Marsh Cottage, Esplanade | £95,000 23 Aug 1996 | £166,000 31 Oct 2001 | 2 | +11% per year | +9% inflation-adjusted |
| 16, Esplanade | £145,000 26 Jul 1999 | £310,000 21 Nov 2006 | 2 | +11% per year | +9% inflation-adjusted |
| Appletrees, Esplanade | £96,000 26 Mar 1997 | £249,950 28 Aug 2006 | 2 | +11% per year | +9% inflation-adjusted |
| The Orchard, Esplanade | £128,500 26 Jun 1996 | £180,000 14 Apr 2000 | 2 | +9% per year | +7% inflation-adjusted |
| 263, Esplanade | £135,000 25 Feb 1999 | £327,500 1 Oct 2009 | 2 | +9% per year | +7% inflation-adjusted |
| 262, Esplanade | £71,500 20 Sep 1996 | £525,000 27 Sep 2021 | 4 | +8% per year | +6% inflation-adjusted |
| Watersford, Esplanade | £119,450 6 Jan 1995 | £390,000 26 Feb 2010 | 4 | +8% per year | +6% inflation-adjusted |
| Lee Lodge, Esplanade | £145,000 12 Dec 1997 | £696,000 12 Aug 2020 | 3 | +7% per year | +5% inflation-adjusted |
| 271, Esplanade | £248,500 2 Feb 2007 | £623,750 16 Dec 2020 | 3 | +7% per year | +5% inflation-adjusted |
| Inchmerle, Esplanade | £177,000 1 Aug 1997 | £695,000 9 May 2019 | 3 | +6% per year | +4% inflation-adjusted |
| 8, Esplanade | £119,000 20 Aug 1997 | £380,000 22 Jul 2016 | 3 | +6% per year | +4% inflation-adjusted |
| 22, Esplanade | £155,000 29 Oct 1999 | £460,000 23 Oct 2017 | 4 | +6% per year | +4% inflation-adjusted |
| Horizons, Esplanade | £130,300 23 Sep 1997 | £600,000 5 Jan 2023 | 2 | +6% per year | +3% inflation-adjusted |
| 6, Esplanade | £135,000 7 Oct 1998 | £227,500 22 Jun 2007 | 3 | +6% per year | +4% inflation-adjusted |
| Bywaters, 292, Esplanade | £175,000 9 Dec 1996 | £785,000 21 Sep 2023 | 4 | +6% per year | +3% inflation-adjusted |
| 26, Esplanade | £145,000 24 Aug 1999 | £480,000 3 Nov 2023 | 3 | +5% per year | +2% inflation-adjusted |
| 18, Esplanade | £158,000 23 Dec 1998 | £525,000 13 Jun 2024 | 3 | +5% per year | +2% inflation-adjusted |
| Tydings, Esplanade | £299,995 22 Feb 2002 | £580,000 29 Mar 2016 | 2 | +5% per year | +2% inflation-adjusted |
| Tamarisk Cottage, Esplanade | £219,995 22 Nov 2002 | £380,000 3 Oct 2019 | 2 | +3% per year | +1% inflation-adjusted |
| 4, Esplanade | £270,000 2 Aug 2004 | £422,500 6 Jul 2018 | 2 | +3% per year | +1% inflation-adjusted |
| 289C, Esplanade | £807,500 3 Dec 2020 | £875,000 31 Mar 2025 | 2 | +2% per year | −4% inflation-adjusted |
Category A (standard) sales that changed hands at least twice. Real return adjusts for inflation using ONS CPIH where available.
How Esplanade, Chelmsford compares
Esplanade, Chelmsford house prices — your questions
What is the average house price in Esplanade, Chelmsford?
Homes in Esplanade, Chelmsford have a median sold price of £255,000 — the middle of 79 recorded transactions.
What is the price range of homes sold in Esplanade, Chelmsford?
Recorded sales in Esplanade, Chelmsford range from £71,500 to £900,000. The range includes flats and large detached homes alike.
Have house prices in Esplanade, Chelmsford risen?
Over the past decade prices in Esplanade, Chelmsford are +169% in cash terms but +95% once adjusted for inflation using ONS CPIH — the gap between the two is the real story.
How up to date is this data?
HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly. The most recent sale recorded in Esplanade, Chelmsford was 5 November 2025.
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