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5 bed house for sale Oaklea Avenue, Chelmsford, CM2

Asking price

£1,195,000

Added on 22/09/2026

Type: Detached
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 3
Size: £443 per sq ft
Tenure: Freehold

Council tax Band G £3,834 a year

Key features

Rare opportunity
Spacious and modern
Chain Free
Large extension to kitchen and living area
Ideal family home
Beautiful 5/6 bedroom detached house
Cinema room, utility room, extra reception rooms
set in desirable road, Springfield, Chelmsford
Close to amenities

About this property

CHAIN FREE

A beautiful 5/6 bedroom detached house, set in the desirable location of Springfield, Chelmsford. This opportunity is rare. It is a very spacious and welcoming home in great condition throughout.

With generous sized bedrooms and rooms throughout the property, this is a beautiful family home. With 3 bathrooms and its own cinema room, the 2 extra reception rooms on the ground floor could have potential to be bedrooms, a gym (currently) office, snug or nursery. With a utility room also off of the main living area, which offers great space and storage.

Floorplan

Council tax

Band G £3,834 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,533
Band B

£1,789
Band C

£2,045
Band D

£2,300
Band E

£2,811
Band F

£3,322
Band G

This home: £3,834
Band H

£4,600

This home is in band G, which costs £3,834 a year in Chelmsford for 2026/27.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across Chelmsford, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Price guide

32 comparables · within 2.7 miles

Priced above 84% of the 5+ bed houses for sale nearby right now.

This home, £1,195,000 Median £897,500 · £605,000 – £1,402,000

Per square foot

£443 26% over

5+ bed houses nearby £353

Against sold prices

5% over

CM2 sold median £423 / sq ft, 1,626 sales

Compared with 32 5+ bed houses for sale within 2.7 miles, on the market now or already under offer. The range is the middle 80% of their asking prices. Sold prices are HM Land Registry sales in CM2 over the last 24 months, per square foot of EPC floor area. All sold £/sq ft in CM2 →

Location

Oaklea Avenue, Chelmsford, CM2

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £1,195,000

£590k £1.8m

Deposit10% £120,000

£0 £1.2m

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £1,075,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £239,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
14, Oaklea Avenue Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Jul 2025	1,604 sq ft £608/sq ft	1,604 sq ft	£608	£975,000
Oaklea, 2a, Oaklea Avenue Detached	Detached	Dec 2024	1,270 sq ft £531/sq ft	1,270 sq ft	£531	£675,000
17, Oaklea Avenue Detached	Detached	Jun 2024	1,173 sq ft £720/sq ft	1,173 sq ft	£720	£845,000
5, Oaklea Avenue Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Dec 2022	1,141 sq ft £780/sq ft	1,141 sq ft	£780	£890,000
1, Oaklea Avenue Detached	Detached	Jan 2022	1,356 sq ft £627/sq ft	1,356 sq ft	£627	£850,000
2, Oaklea Avenue Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Dec 2020	1,830 sq ft £391/sq ft	1,830 sq ft	£391	£715,000
8, Oaklea Avenue Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Jul 2019	1,292 sq ft £561/sq ft	1,292 sq ft	£561	£725,000
18, Oaklea Avenue Detached	Detached	Oct 2018	2,669 sq ft £169/sq ft	2,669 sq ft	£169	£450,000