8 Henry Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1RG
About 8 Henry Road
8 Henry Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chelmsford (CM1 1RG). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sold February 2022 for £400,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 92 m² it's 19.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 53 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£404/sq ft) was about 76.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Feb 2026
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
8 Henry 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
Price for 8 Henry Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£429,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 24 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
17 February 2022Most recent
£400,000
+19.4%over 5 years30 June 2016
£335,000
+72.2%over 13 years28 February 2003
£194,500
+135.8%over 4 years20 September 1998
£82,500
+1.9%over 12 months25 September 1997
£81,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 1RG: £365,000 (2025–2023).
Versus other Henry Road homes
EPC Rating for 8 Henry Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,348
Street avg £3,498
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
0.3 km
Chelmsford County High School for Girls. 32 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
53.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB







