What type of property is 10a, Alma Drive, CM1 1TW?

10a, Alma Drive, CM1 1TW is a 1-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 10a, Alma Drive, CM1 1TW?

10a, Alma Drive, CM1 1TW last sold for £213,000 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 10a, Alma Drive, CM1 1TW have?

The current EPC rating for 10a, Alma Drive, CM1 1TW is B with a score of 83 out of 100, lodged in February 2021. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 10a, Alma Drive, CM1 1TW?

10a, Alma Drive, CM1 1TW has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (495 sq ft), around 46 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 23% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CM1 1TW. Source: EPC Register.

How is 10a, Alma Drive, CM1 1TW heated?

The latest EPC at 10a, Alma Drive, CM1 1TW records gas: mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 10a, Alma Drive, CM1 1TW located?

10a, Alma Drive, CM1 1TW sits in Chelmsford. It falls within the CM1 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 10a, Alma Drive, CM1 1TW?

Police records around 10a, Alma Drive, CM1 1TW show an average of 8 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (175% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 10a, Alma Drive, CM1 1TW?

The closest primary school to 10a, Alma Drive, CM1 1TW is Westlands Community Primary School (686m), one of 21 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford (647m), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 10a, Alma Drive, CM1 1TW?

The closest bus stop to 10a, Alma Drive, CM1 1TW is Fire Station, 147m away. The nearest bus option is Bus Station, 473m away.

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10a, Alma Drive, Chelmsford, CM1 1TW

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Floor 3

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

46 m²

495 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 83

Overview

About 10a

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

10a is a one-bedroom detached house in Chelmsford (CM1 1TW). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft). The latest certificate (February 2021) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. At 46 m² this is the 7th smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–94 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£430/sq ft) was about 124.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2022 for £213,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Communal gardenYes
GarageYes
OutbuildingsYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

10a ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

B83

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

0.8 t/year

Occupancy

—

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 10a, Alma Drive, Chelmsford, CM1 1TW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

10a 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

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

Current estimate

£208,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£213,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

15 September 2022Most recent
£213,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 1TW: £300,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in CM1 1TW

On the street

Versus other Alma Drive homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

10a outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,630

Street avg £2,621

Strongly above

Floor Area

46 m²

Street avg 58 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

0.8 t/year

Street avg 2.4 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 15 years

Strongly below

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Comparables

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

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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

0.1 km

Fire Station — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford. 30 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM1 1TW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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