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18 Cheviot Drive, Chelmsford, CM1 2EU

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
69 m²
743 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 18 Cheviot Drive

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

18 Cheviot Drive is a semi-detached house in Chelmsford (CM1 2EU). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Held since December 1999 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £331,000 sits 347.3% above the 1999 sale of £74,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£100/sq ft) was about 44.5% below the postcode norm.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Cheviot Drive, Chelmsford, CM1 2EU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Cheviot Drive has no planning applications on record.

12

But the area is active

12 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.

18 Cheviot Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).

Current estimate

£331,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1999)

£74,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 December 1999Most recent

    £74,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 2EU: £290,000 (2024–2018).

On the street

Versus other Cheviot Drive homes

Four headline reads against 30 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

18 Cheviot Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£1,072

Street avg £2,743

Strongly below

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 77 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 18 Cheviot Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£329k

1 Auckland Close

CM1 2DJ

4 bed
£339k

1 Ashtree Close

CM1 2RR

3 bed
£342k

1 Avon Road

CM1 2JX

£317k

1 Albany Close

CM1 2EP

£348k

1 Alamein Road

CM1 2EJ

£314k

1 Christy Avenue

CM1 2BG

£355k

1 Ashtree Crescent

CM1 2RP

3 bed
£308k

1 Cheviot Drive

CM1 2EU

3 bed
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

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

Cheviot Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery. 20 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM1 2EU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CM1 2EU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM1 2EU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 18 Cheviot Drive, Chelmsford, CM1 2EU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.