26 Canberra Close, Chelmsford, CM1 2EF
About 26 Canberra Close
26 Canberra Close is an end-of-terrace house in Chelmsford (CM1 2EF). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
Sold October 2022 for £335,000. Across the public record there are 4 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 88 m² it's 15.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 30 EPCs). Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 98.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
26 Canberra Close has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
12 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 26 Canberra Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£351,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 23 years.
£335,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
9 October 2022Most recent
£335,000
+26.4%over 6 years25 August 2016
£265,000
+85.3%over 7 years28 May 2009
£143,000
+107.2%over 9 years26 August 1999
£69,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 2EF: £210,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CM1 2EF
Versus other Canberra Close homes
26 Canberra Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,807
Street avg £2,435
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Canberra Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Parkwood Academy. 23 schools nearby.
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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
47.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB







