What kind of home is 23 Beeches Crescent, CM1 2FU?

23 Beeches Crescent, CM1 2FU is a 4-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

When did 23 Beeches Crescent, CM1 2FU last change hands?

23 Beeches Crescent, CM1 2FU last sold for £620,000 in February 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £499,950 in December 2015, so prices have been rising over 6 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 23 Beeches Crescent, CM1 2FU appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between December 2015 and February 2022, 23 Beeches Crescent, CM1 2FU rose from £499,950 to £620,000, a change of £120,050. That works out to roughly +3.5% per year compounded over 6 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 23 Beeches Crescent, CM1 2FU?

The current EPC rating for 23 Beeches Crescent, CM1 2FU is B with a score of 84 out of 100, lodged in December 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 23 Beeches Crescent, CM1 2FU?

23 Beeches Crescent, CM1 2FU has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (1,432 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 18% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CM1 2FU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 23 Beeches Crescent, CM1 2FU use?

The latest EPC at 23 Beeches Crescent, CM1 2FU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 23 Beeches Crescent, CM1 2FU?

23 Beeches Crescent, CM1 2FU is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 23 Beeches Crescent, CM1 2FU in?

23 Beeches Crescent, CM1 2FU sits in Chelmsford. It falls within the CM1 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 23 Beeches Crescent, CM1 2FU?

Police records around 23 Beeches Crescent, CM1 2FU 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.

What schools are near 23 Beeches Crescent, CM1 2FU?

The closest primary school to 23 Beeches Crescent, CM1 2FU is Westlands Community Primary School (172m), one of 19 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford (1.0km), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 23 Beeches Crescent, CM1 2FU?

The closest bus stop to 23 Beeches Crescent, CM1 2FU is Beeches Road, 99m away. The nearest bus option is Bus Station, 986m away.

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23 Beeches Crescent, Chelmsford, CM1 2FU

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

133 m²

1432 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 84

Council tax

Band F

Overview

About 23 Beeches Crescent

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

23 Beeches Crescent is a four-bedroom detached house in Chelmsford (CM1 2FU). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft) and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2015) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 133 m² it's 17.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 36 EPCs). Across 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£433/sq ft) was about 24.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £620,000 in February 2022. 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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-west-facing
GarageYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

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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.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Dec 2025

EPC Rating

B84

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

2.0 t/year

Occupancy

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Beeches Crescent, Chelmsford, CM1 2FU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Beeches Crescent has no planning applications on record.

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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

£674,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£620,000

Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

28 February 2022Most recent
£620,000
+24.0%over 6 years
11 December 2015
£499,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 2FU: £567,500 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in CM1 2FU

On the street

Versus other Beeches Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 36 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 23 Beeches Crescent runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,662

Street avg £3,820

Strongly above

Floor Area

133 m²

Street avg 120 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 t/year

Street avg 1.9 t/year

Below

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 9 years

Strongly below

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Comparables

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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

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

Beeches Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Westlands Community Primary School. 26 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM1 2FU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

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