What kind of home is 5 Alma Drive, CM1 1TW?

5 Alma Drive, CM1 1TW is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 5 Alma Drive, CM1 1TW sell for?

5 Alma Drive, CM1 1TW last sold for £150,150 in July 2011, around 15 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 Alma Drive, CM1 1TW have?

The current EPC rating for 5 Alma Drive, CM1 1TW is F with a score of 24 out of 100, lodged in May 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Alma Drive, CM1 1TW?

5 Alma Drive, CM1 1TW has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (846 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 38% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CM1 1TW. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Alma Drive, CM1 1TW use?

The latest EPC at 5 Alma Drive, CM1 1TW records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Alma Drive, CM1 1TW?

5 Alma Drive, CM1 1TW is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 5 Alma Drive, CM1 1TW in?

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

Is 5 Alma Drive, CM1 1TW in a safe area?

Police records around 5 Alma Drive, CM1 1TW show an average of 420 reported crimes per month over the last 18 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 43% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5 Alma Drive, CM1 1TW?

The closest primary school to 5 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.

What is the nearest station to 5 Alma Drive, CM1 1TW?

The closest bus stop to 5 Alma Drive, CM1 1TW is Fire Station, 147m away. The nearest bus option is Bus Station, 473m away.

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5 Alma Drive, Chelmsford, CM1 1TW

Estimated value

£228,000

Since the 2011 sale (£150,150)+52%
Against CM1 1TW's recent median (£300,000)-24%

Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Semi-detached

Floor Ground

Bedrooms

Floor area

79 m²

846 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 24

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£228,000

Against its 2011 sale (£150,150)+52%
Against CM1 1TW's recent median (£300,000)-24%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 5 Alma Drive is modelled from its 79 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CM1 1TW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
79 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2011
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2011
Recent sales in CM1 1TW
5 sales, median £300,000 (2025–2022)

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Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

5 Alma Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Sales timeline

26 July 2011Most recent
£150,150

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

Nearby sales in CM1 1TW

Risks

What this page doesn't show

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Overview

About 5 Alma Drive

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

5 Alma Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Chelmsford (CM1 1TW). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 846 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 79 m² this is the 18th 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 bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (24 versus a best of 83).

Held since July 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 79 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £228,000 sits 51.8% above the 2011 sale of £150,150. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£178/sq ft) was about 21.9% below the postcode norm.

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What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2

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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.

5 Alma Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 May 2021

Current Certificate

May 2011

EPC Rating

F24

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

7.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 27 May 2021

New assessment needed to sell or let

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Alma Drive, Chelmsford, CM1 1TW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 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.

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.

On epc rating, 5 Alma Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,912

Street avg £2,868

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Floor Area

79 m²

Street avg 56 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.0 t/year

Street avg 2.0 t/year

Strongly below

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.

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

420/mo

Steady 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.

Nearest schools

King Edward VI Grammar School, ChelmsfordSecondary647m
Westlands Community Primary SchoolPrimary686m
Maltese Road Primary SchoolPrimary726m
Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary784m

Nearest stops

Fire StationBus stop147m
Ash Tree CresBus stop364m
County HotelBus stop390m
Bus StationBus stop463m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences3,276 reports43%
Shoplifting941 reports12%
Anti-social Behaviour593 reports8%
Public Order542 reports7%

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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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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 5 Alma Drive is modelled from its 79 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CM1 1TW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 5 Alma Drive. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 5 Alma Drive was lodged in May 2011 at band F and expired in May 2021, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 5 Alma Drive. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 18 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 30 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CM1 1TW, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 5 Alma Drive is in council tax band A. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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