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8 Bishop Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1PX

6 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
79 m²
854 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Bishop Road

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

8 Bishop Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chelmsford (CM1 1PX). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 854 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

Sold July 2020 for £405,750. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £460,000 is 13.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£475/sq ft) was about 93.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

8 Bishop Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Apr 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
SDL Surveying

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Bishop Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1PX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Bishop Road has no planning applications on record.

3

But the area is active

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

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 8 Bishop Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£460,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 23 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£405,750

Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 July 2020Most recent

    £405,750

    +71.2%over 8 years

  2. 29 September 2011

    £237,000

    -1.3%over 4 years

  3. 19 July 2007

    £240,000

    +26.3%over 3 years

  4. 27 July 2003

    £190,000

    +115.9%over 4 years

  5. 2 August 1998

    £88,000

    +17.3%over 1 year

  6. 12 June 1997

    £74,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 1PX: £390,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Bishop Road homes

Four headline reads against 36 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 8 Bishop Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,117

Street avg £3,565

Above

Floor Area

79 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Bishop Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Elms Drive

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3 bed1 bath
£273k

1 Becketts Court, Glebe Road

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2 bed1 bath
£257k

1 Hill Court, Victoria Road

CM1 1SP

2 bed2 bath
£225k

1 Hodge Court, Broomfield Road

CM1 1SD

2 bed1 bath
£444k

1 Glebe Road

CM1 1QG

£258k

1 Henry Road

CM1 1RG

1 bed1 bath
£431k

1 Cathedral Court, Church Street

CM1 1NS

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.
Full Chelmsford report

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM1 1PX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Bishop Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1PX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.