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TV aerials, satellite and TV fitting in Chelmsford
A new TV aerial in Chelmsford usually costs £150 to £300 fitted, and having a TV wall mounted £80 to £180. The nearest main TV transmitter is Sudbury, about 38km to the north-east.
TV signal in Chelmsford
Aerial TV in Chelmsford
- Nearest main transmitter
- Sudbury, about 38km to the north-east
- An aerial pointing there faces
- North-east (29° from north)
- Regional news from Sudbury
- ITV Anglia and BBC East
It isn't always the one to point at: hills, buildings and local relays mean some homes get a better signal from another transmitter. Freeview’s checker shows the right one for your postcode.
Satellite in Chelmsford
- Dish points at
- Astra 2, 28.2° east (Sky and Freesat)
- Direction
- South-east, 146° from true north
- Elevation
- 25.4° above the horizon
A standard-size dish works here. Angles are worked out from the centre of Chelmsford; a fitter fine-tunes on site with a meter.
Broadband in Chelmsford: ready for TV over the internet?
In Chelmsford
- Full fibre available
- 81.3% of homes
- Gigabit broadband available
- 88.5% of homes
- Superfast (30Mbit/s or more)
- 98% of homes
- Can’t get 10Mbit/s, the speed Freely needs
- 406 homes (0.5%)
Ranks 244 of 361 UK council areas for homes ready to watch TV over broadband. See the league table.
Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026 figures for homes, published May 2026. Source.
Local full fibre networks
Building in parts of the East of England: Connect Fibre, Gigaclear, Hey! Broadband, toob, Trooli. Local networks are often cheaper than the big providers; compare them.
Or check providers at your address:
- BT (opens BT’s website in a new tab)
- EE (opens EE’s website in a new tab)
- Plusnet (opens Plusnet’s website in a new tab)
- Sky (opens Sky’s website in a new tab)
- TalkTalk (opens TalkTalk’s website in a new tab)
- Virgin Media (opens Virgin Media’s website in a new tab)
- Vodafone (opens Vodafone’s website in a new tab)
Opens the provider’s own site. Some providers pay Tely when you join; that never changes the order or the figures.
Typical prices in Chelmsford
- TV aerial installationA new aerial fitted£150 to £300
- TV aerial repairSignal problems fixed£80 to £150
- TV aerial removalAn old aerial or dish taken down£50 to £120
- Satellite dish installationA dish fitted or realigned£150 to £250
- Extra TV pointTV in another room£60 to £120
- TV wall mountingA TV put on the wall£80 to £180
- TV and Freely setupA TV, box or apps set up£25 to £80
- TV repairA faulty TV fixed£50 to £300
- Wi-Fi and Ethernet for streamingStreaming that doesn't buffer£40 to £100
From published UK cost guides. A guide, not a quote.
Fitters covering Chelmsford
No Tely fitters in Chelmsford yet. We’re adding checked fitters across the UK. Ask anyway: your request goes to the first one who joins for CM postcodes in the next 60 days, and we’ll tell you either way.
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Questions
- How much does TV aerial installation cost in Chelmsford?
- Usually £150 to £300 in Chelmsford, from published UK cost guides. A fitter quotes before doing any work.
- How much does it cost to wall mount a TV in Chelmsford?
- Usually £80 to £180 for a 32 to 55-inch TV; hiding the cables in the wall costs more.
- What's the nearest TV transmitter to Chelmsford?
- The nearest main transmitter to Chelmsford is Sudbury, about 38km to the north-east, carrying ITV Anglia and BBC East. It isn't always the one your aerial should face: hills, buildings and local relay transmitters mean some homes get a better signal from another. Freeview's online checker gives the right one for your postcode.
- Which way does a satellite dish point in Chelmsford?
- Towards Astra 2 at 28.2° east: south-east, at about 146° from true north, tilted 25.4° above the horizon.
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