7 Bishop Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1PX
About 7 Bishop Road
7 Bishop Road is an end-of-terrace house in Chelmsford (CM1 1PX). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.
At 96 m² it's 28.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 44 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £434,000 is 33.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 28.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2019 for £325,000.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
7 Bishop Road 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.
Sales history & valuation
7 Bishop Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£434,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 24 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
25 January 2019Most recent
£325,000
+577.1%over 23 years9 July 1995
£48,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 1PX: £390,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CM1 1PX
Versus other Bishop Road homes
On floor area, 7 Bishop Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,385
Street avg £3,615
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Rising 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.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB







