4 Alma Drive, Chelmsford, CM1 1TW
About 4 Alma Drive
4 Alma Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Chelmsford (CM1 1TW). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
At 72 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£365/sq ft) was about 97.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £282,500 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
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Planning history
4 Alma Drive 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
4 Alma Drive saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£300,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 8 years.
£282,500
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
5 November 2021Most recent
£282,500
+9.1%over 4 years1 December 2016
£259,000
+36.3%over 2 years24 March 2014
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 1TW: £300,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CM1 1TW
Versus other Alma Drive homes
On co₂ emissions, 4 Alma Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,924
Street avg £2,685
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 2.3 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
0.1 km
Fire Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.7dB