What kind of home is 15 Ashby House, Brook Street, CM1 1AW?

15 Ashby House, Brook Street, CM1 1AW is a detached house.

What did 15 Ashby House, Brook Street, CM1 1AW sell for?

15 Ashby House, Brook Street, CM1 1AW last sold for £275,000 in October 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 15 Ashby House, Brook Street, CM1 1AW?

The current EPC rating for 15 Ashby House, Brook Street, CM1 1AW is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in July 2022. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 15 Ashby House, Brook Street, CM1 1AW?

15 Ashby House, Brook Street, CM1 1AW has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (527 sq ft). Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 15 Ashby House, Brook Street, CM1 1AW use?

The latest EPC at 15 Ashby House, Brook Street, CM1 1AW records electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 15 Ashby House, Brook Street, CM1 1AW in?

15 Ashby House, Brook Street, CM1 1AW sits in Chelmsford. It falls within the CM1 postcode district in Essex.

Is 15 Ashby House, Brook Street, CM1 1AW in a safe area?

Police records around 15 Ashby House, Brook Street, CM1 1AW show an average of 420 reported crimes per month over the last 18 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 43% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 15 Ashby House, Brook Street, CM1 1AW?

The closest primary school to 15 Ashby House, Brook Street, CM1 1AW is The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford (440m), one of 23 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Chelmsford County High School for Girls (658m), with 8 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 15 Ashby House, Brook Street, CM1 1AW?

The closest bus stop to 15 Ashby House, Brook Street, CM1 1AW is Anglia Ruskin University, 190m away. The nearest rail option is Chelmsford Rail Station, 659m away.

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15 Ashby House, Brook Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1AW

Estimated value

£243,000

Since the 2022 sale (£275,000)-12%
Against CM1 1AW's recent median (£250,000)-3%

Newest record on this page: July 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Detached

Floor 2

Floor area

49 m²

527 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£243,000

Against its 2022 sale (£275,000)-12%
Against CM1 1AW's recent median (£250,000)-3%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 15 Ashby House is modelled from its 49 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CM1 1AW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
49 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2022
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in CM1 1AW
5 sales, median £250,000 (2025–2022)

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Valuation	Estimate from the last refresh	Analysed against comparable sales
Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

2 October 2022Most recent
£275,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 1AW: £250,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in CM1 1AW

Risks

What this page doesn't show

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Overview

About 15 Ashby House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

15 Ashby House is a detached house in Chelmsford (CM1 1AW). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2022. At 49 m² this is the 13th smallest of 68 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–61 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.

Today's modelled estimate of £243,000 is 11.6% below the 2022 sale of £275,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. Last sale on file: £275,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate

Jul 2022

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.0 t/year

Occupancy

—

Certificate validity

Valid until 5 July 2032

5 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 15 Ashby House, Brook Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1AW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

15 Ashby House has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Brook Street homes

Four headline reads against 67 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

15 Ashby House outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,612

Street avg £5,533

Below

Floor Area

49 m²

Street avg 50 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 t/year

Street avg 2.3 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 3 years

Above

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chelmsford district page.

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

420/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Anglia Ruskin University — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford. 31 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, ChelmsfordPrimary440m
Chelmsford County High School for GirlsSecondary658m
King Edward VI Grammar School, ChelmsfordSecondary797m
Trinity Road Primary SchoolPrimary847m

Nearest stops

Anglia Ruskin UniversityBus stop190m
Riverside Ice and LeisureBus stop430m
YMCABus stop433m
Arbour Lane BridgeBus stop533m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences3,276 reports43%
Shoplifting941 reports12%
Anti-social Behaviour593 reports8%
Public Order542 reports7%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM1 1AW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM1 1AW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Comparables

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.

Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 15 Ashby House is modelled from its 49 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CM1 1AW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 15 Ashby House. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 15 Ashby House was lodged in July 2022 at band D and is valid until July 2032. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 15 Ashby House. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 18 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 31 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CM1 1AW, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.

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