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Great Leighs & the Walthams: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Great Leighs & the Walthams neighbourhood of Chelmsford, England (ONS area Chelmsford 001). Headline figures assembled 2 November 2026. Postcodes CM1, CM3, CM6, CM77. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CM3 1BZ.

An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Chelmsford

Great Leighs & the Walthams is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Chelmsford (signals are mixed: 5 rising and 2 falling of 17). Houses here typically resell for £510,000 and flats for £219,725 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Chelmsford (0.8 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Beaulieu Park, is 5.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 2 November 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£510,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£219,725

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +14% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Mixed signs

Weighted balance +0.03; 5 of 17 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 5 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 5 to 6.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£70,500

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.8 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Great Leighs & the Walthams sits in Chelmsford

Typical house price: 3rd highest of 22 neighbourhoods in Chelmsford
Typical flat price: 7th highest of the 16 neighbourhoods in Chelmsford with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 8th highest of 22 neighbourhoods in Chelmsford

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 2 November 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Great Leighs & the Walthams

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Chelmsford, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Chelmsford, 2006 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 2 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

5 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Chelmsford, 2 the other way and 10 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Anti-social behaviour
Plug-in car growth
Solar and heat pumps
New-build activity
Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

Income deprivation ranking
Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Beaulieu Park Railway station, 5.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.7 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Greater Anglia to London Liverpool Street (about 40 min) and Ipswich (about 45 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 890 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jul 2023).
Nearest state secondary school Chelmer Valley High School 3.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2023).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Great Leighs & the Walthams

What is the typical house price in Great Leighs & the Walthams?

£510,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.

How does Great Leighs & the Walthams compare with the rest of Chelmsford?

Typical house price: 3rd highest of 22 neighbourhoods in Chelmsford. Typical flat price: 7th highest of the 16 neighbourhoods in Chelmsford with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 8th highest of 22 neighbourhoods in Chelmsford.

Is Great Leighs & the Walthams an affluent area?

Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Great Leighs & the Walthams gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.03; 5 of 17 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Great Leighs & the Walthams?

Beaulieu Park. Railway station, 5.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.7 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Greater Anglia to London Liverpool Street (about 40 min) and Ipswich (about 45 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Great Leighs & the Walthams?

Nearest state primary school. Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 890 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jul 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Chelmer Valley High School. 3.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2023).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.