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CM — Chelmsford

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28 districts in CM

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Local rental market

This location covers several rental-market areas. Each is shown separately; no combined average or listing comparison is made.

Match basis: area constituents. Postcode geography · Scottish BRMA boundaries

Area context is not a property valuation or evidence of overcharging. PIPR describes rental stock, including existing tenancies; an advertised listing is an asking rent. Size, condition, amenities and tenancy dates may differ. Bedroom and property-type figures are separate series and are never combined.

Collection differs across nations: England and Wales mainly use achieved rents; Northern Ireland uses newly advertised rents; Scottish data historically focused on advertised new lets, with achieved rents increasingly included. The latest two UK months are provisional under ONS methodology. Source markers [p] and [r], where supplied, are distinct from revisions detected between imports. ONS methodology.

Thurrock E06000034

local authority · August 2026 · available

Published monthly rents and annual change for Thurrock
Published categoryMonthly rentAnnual change
All properties£1,380.004.8%
One bedroom£941.004.9%
Two bedrooms£1,214.004.7%
Three bedrooms£1,474.005.1%
Four or more bedrooms£2,195.004.4%
Detached£1,931.004.6%
Flats and maisonettes£1,077.004.5%
Semi-detached£1,502.005.0%
Terraced£1,349.005.0%

Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents. Open Government Licence v3.0. Download workbook. Published 2026-09-16; fetched 2026-10-15T09:15:01Z. Next release: 2026-10-21.

Basildon E07000066

local authority · August 2026 · available

Published monthly rents and annual change for Basildon
Published categoryMonthly rentAnnual change
All properties£1,424.005.4%
One bedroom£983.005.7%
Two bedrooms£1,269.005.5%
Three bedrooms£1,508.005.7%
Four or more bedrooms£2,123.004.9%
Detached£1,963.005.1%
Flats and maisonettes£1,131.005.2%
Semi-detached£1,494.005.6%
Terraced£1,435.005.6%

Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents. Open Government Licence v3.0. Download workbook. Published 2026-09-16; fetched 2026-10-15T09:15:01Z. Next release: 2026-10-21.

Braintree E07000067

local authority · August 2026 · available

Published monthly rents and annual change for Braintree
Published categoryMonthly rentAnnual change
All properties£1,213.002.0%
One bedroom£850.002.1%
Two bedrooms£1,099.002.0%
Three bedrooms£1,354.002.2%
Four or more bedrooms£1,970.001.5%
Detached£1,682.001.7%
Flats and maisonettes£969.001.9%
Semi-detached£1,302.002.2%
Terraced£1,184.002.1%

Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents. Open Government Licence v3.0. Download workbook. Published 2026-09-16; fetched 2026-10-15T09:15:01Z. Next release: 2026-10-21.

Brentwood E07000068

local authority · August 2026 · available

Published monthly rents and annual change for Brentwood
Published categoryMonthly rentAnnual change
All properties£1,620.002.5%
One bedroom£1,107.002.6%
Two bedrooms£1,399.002.5%
Three bedrooms£1,716.002.8%
Four or more bedrooms£2,408.002.0%
Detached£2,202.002.1%
Flats and maisonettes£1,275.002.2%
Semi-detached£1,783.002.7%
Terraced£1,566.002.8%

Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents. Open Government Licence v3.0. Download workbook. Published 2026-09-16; fetched 2026-10-15T09:15:01Z. Next release: 2026-10-21.

Chelmsford E07000070

local authority · August 2026 · available

Published monthly rents and annual change for Chelmsford
Published categoryMonthly rentAnnual change
All properties£1,439.002.4%
One bedroom£1,059.002.5%
Two bedrooms£1,291.002.3%
Three bedrooms£1,543.002.7%
Four or more bedrooms£2,220.001.9%
Detached£1,993.002.2%
Flats and maisonettes£1,210.002.0%
Semi-detached£1,521.002.6%
Terraced£1,370.002.7%

Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents. Open Government Licence v3.0. Download workbook. Published 2026-09-16; fetched 2026-10-15T09:15:01Z. Next release: 2026-10-21.

Colchester E07000071

local authority · August 2026 · available

Published monthly rents and annual change for Colchester
Published categoryMonthly rentAnnual change
All properties£1,197.002.1%
One bedroom£820.002.2%
Two bedrooms£1,063.002.0%
Three bedrooms£1,301.002.3%
Four or more bedrooms£1,796.001.7%
Detached£1,566.001.9%
Flats and maisonettes£955.001.7%
Semi-detached£1,268.002.2%
Terraced£1,229.002.2%

Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents. Open Government Licence v3.0. Download workbook. Published 2026-09-16; fetched 2026-10-15T09:15:01Z. Next release: 2026-10-21.

Epping Forest E07000072

local authority · August 2026 · available

Published monthly rents and annual change for Epping Forest
Published categoryMonthly rentAnnual change
All properties£1,844.005.6%
One bedroom£1,230.005.9%
Two bedrooms£1,584.005.7%
Three bedrooms£1,941.005.8%
Four or more bedrooms£2,878.004.9%
Detached£2,563.004.9%
Flats and maisonettes£1,436.005.5%
Semi-detached£1,970.005.8%
Terraced£1,820.005.8%

Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents. Open Government Licence v3.0. Download workbook. Published 2026-09-16; fetched 2026-10-15T09:15:01Z. Next release: 2026-10-21.

Harlow E07000073

local authority · August 2026 · available

Published monthly rents and annual change for Harlow
Published categoryMonthly rentAnnual change
All properties£1,521.004.0%
One bedroom£1,022.004.2%
Two bedrooms£1,327.004.2%
Three bedrooms£1,573.004.3%
Four or more bedrooms£2,199.003.4%
Detached£2,182.003.7%
Flats and maisonettes£1,127.003.9%
Semi-detached£1,684.004.1%
Terraced£1,508.004.3%

Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents. Open Government Licence v3.0. Download workbook. Published 2026-09-16; fetched 2026-10-15T09:15:01Z. Next release: 2026-10-21.

Maldon E07000074

local authority · August 2026 · available

Published monthly rents and annual change for Maldon
Published categoryMonthly rentAnnual change
All properties£1,139.003.5%
One bedroom£796.003.6%
Two bedrooms£1,033.003.6%
Three bedrooms£1,245.003.6%
Four or more bedrooms£1,905.002.8%
Detached£1,642.003.1%
Flats and maisonettes£862.003.5%
Semi-detached£1,252.003.7%
Terraced£1,084.003.6%

Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents. Open Government Licence v3.0. Download workbook. Published 2026-09-16; fetched 2026-10-15T09:15:01Z. Next release: 2026-10-21.

Uttlesford E07000077

local authority · August 2026 · available

Published monthly rents and annual change for Uttlesford
Published categoryMonthly rentAnnual change
All properties£1,289.000.4%
One bedroom£905.000.6%
Two bedrooms£1,142.000.4%
Three bedrooms£1,442.000.5%
Four or more bedrooms£2,035.00-0.1%
Detached£1,764.000.1%
Flats and maisonettes£1,008.000.3%
Semi-detached£1,414.000.5%
Terraced£1,279.000.6%

Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents. Open Government Licence v3.0. Download workbook. Published 2026-09-16; fetched 2026-10-15T09:15:01Z. Next release: 2026-10-21.

East Hertfordshire E07000242

local authority · August 2026 · available

Published monthly rents and annual change for East Hertfordshire
Published categoryMonthly rentAnnual change
All properties£1,533.003.5%
One bedroom£1,086.003.8%
Two bedrooms£1,382.003.5%
Three bedrooms£1,673.003.8%
Four or more bedrooms£2,449.003.0%
Detached£2,156.003.1%
Flats and maisonettes£1,255.003.3%
Semi-detached£1,661.003.7%
Terraced£1,423.003.8%

Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents. Open Government Licence v3.0. Download workbook. Published 2026-09-16; fetched 2026-10-15T09:15:01Z. Next release: 2026-10-21.

Havering E09000016

local authority · August 2026 · available

Published monthly rents and annual change for Havering
Published categoryMonthly rentAnnual change
All properties£1,565.001.5%
One bedroom£1,217.001.7%
Two bedrooms£1,542.001.5%
Three bedrooms£1,847.002.0%
Four or more bedrooms£2,496.001.3%
Detached£2,402.001.2%
Flats and maisonettes£1,423.001.4%
Semi-detached£1,930.001.8%
Terraced£1,803.001.9%

Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents. Open Government Licence v3.0. Download workbook. Published 2026-09-16; fetched 2026-10-15T09:15:01Z. Next release: 2026-10-21.

02Your area essentials

Water & sewerage

These companies may serve addresses in the wider CM postcode area. This is an area-level suggestion: confirm the full address before opening an account.

Drinking water only

Essex & Suffolk Water

Supplies drinking water to two separate areas — much of Essex, and a part of Suffolk around Lowestoft. Sewerage is Anglian Water's or Thames Water's depending on where the property sits. It trades as part of Northumbrian Water.

Essex & Suffolk Water official website
Water and sewerage

Anglian Water

Supplies water and takes waste water across the east of England, from Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire down to Essex. It is the largest water and sewerage company in England and Wales by area.

Anglian Water official website

Supplier boundaries can split a district, and drinking water and sewerage may come from different companies. Check your address with Water UK

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Guide updated 2026-10-05. Postcode snapshot: 2026-05. Council links reviewed 2026-09-28.

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