CM3 — Chelmsford
The CM3 board covers Chelmsford in Chelmsford, built from 30,287 sales over 32 years of real Land Registry sales across 8 local areas.
The median sale here was £71,000 back in 1995. In 2026 it stood at £425,000, a 6.0× change. Peak momentum came in 2002, when the CM3 median climbed +24.2%. 2009 was the year the music stopped here: -6.4% on the median.
Median sold price in CM3
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £71,000 | 852 |
| 2000 | £107,500 | 1,141 |
| 2005 | £210,000 | 1,021 |
| 2010 | £239,998 | 690 |
| 2015 | £295,000 | 1,028 |
| 2020 | £400,000 | 850 |
| 2025 | £450,000 | 819 |
| 2026 | £425,000 | 147 |
The areas on the board
The game's reel draws from 8 areas, in proportion to how often property really changes hands there:
- South Woodham Ferrers (46% of local sales) — busiest streets: Gandalfs Ride, Hullbridge Road, Tallow Gate
- Danbury (12% of local sales) — busiest streets: Main Road, Mill Lane, Maldon Road
- Mayland (10% of local sales) — busiest streets: Imperial Avenue, Bramley Way, Nipsells Chase
- Hatfield Peverel (9% of local sales) — busiest streets: Maldon Road, The Street, Church Road
- Boreham (9% of local sales) — busiest streets: Villiers Place, Church Road, Hurrell Down
- Great Leighs (6% of local sales) — busiest streets: Shimbrooks, Fayrewood Drive, Main Road
- Bicknacre (5% of local sales) — busiest streets: Brockenhurst Way, Deerhurst Chase, Lyndhurst Drive
- Little Waltham (3% of local sales) — busiest streets: The Street, Brook Hill, Church Hill
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Prices are medians of real Land Registry sales. Street lists show street names only — never individual addresses. New to the game? Start with how to play.