What kind of home is 43 Chignal Road, CM1 2JA?

43 Chignal Road, CM1 2JA is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 43 Chignal Road, CM1 2JA sell for?

43 Chignal Road, CM1 2JA last sold for £705,000 in October 2025. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £380,000 in February 2019. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 43 Chignal Road, CM1 2JA changed over time?

Across 4 sales between February 2019 and October 2025, 43 Chignal Road, CM1 2JA rose from £380,000 to £705,000, a change of £325,000. That works out to roughly +9.7% per year compounded over 7 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 43 Chignal Road, CM1 2JA?

The current EPC rating for 43 Chignal Road, CM1 2JA is C with a score of 75 out of 100, lodged in June 2025. It has improved from a D recorded in September 2018. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 43 Chignal Road, CM1 2JA?

43 Chignal Road, CM1 2JA has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (1,453 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 34% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CM1 2JA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 43 Chignal Road, CM1 2JA use?

The latest EPC at 43 Chignal Road, CM1 2JA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 43 Chignal Road, CM1 2JA?

43 Chignal Road, CM1 2JA is in council tax band D.

Which area is 43 Chignal Road, CM1 2JA in?

43 Chignal Road, CM1 2JA sits in Chelmsford. It falls within the CM1 postcode district in Essex.

Is 43 Chignal Road, CM1 2JA in a safe area?

Police records around 43 Chignal Road, CM1 2JA 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 43 Chignal Road, CM1 2JA?

The closest primary school to 43 Chignal Road, CM1 2JA is Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery (311m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Writtle College Limited (1.4km), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 43 Chignal Road, CM1 2JA?

The closest bus stop to 43 Chignal Road, CM1 2JA is Clyde Crescent South, 142m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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43 Chignal Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2JA

4 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

135 m²

1453 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 75

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 43 Chignal Road

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

43 Chignal Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Chelmsford (CM1 2JA). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in September 2018 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

A recent sale: £705,000 in October 2025. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 135 m² it's 28% larger than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 36 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2019–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£485/sq ft) was about 58.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.

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
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenWest-facing
DrivewayYes
OutbuildingsYes

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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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jun 2025

EPC Rating

C75

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2025from Sept 2018

EPC improved fromD59toC75

Heating Controls

Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Windows

Partial DoubleHigh Performance

High performance glazing installed

Wall Insulation

UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Roof Insulation

InsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Low Energy Lighting

45%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Mid 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC CExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Permanent outbuildings

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 43 Chignal Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2JA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 43 Chignal Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2JA

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Feb 2021
PorchFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey
First floor side extension, single storey rear extension, front porch addition and change in external finish to render. Hard surfacing of front garden.
Extension
Documents
9 docs on file
Reference
20/02139/FUL
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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.

43 Chignal Road saw 4 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£688,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.7% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£705,000

Growth on file: 9.7% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

22 October 2025Most recent
£705,000
-2.8%over 2 years
16 December 2022
£725,000
+87.6%over 2 years
30 October 2020
£386,500
+1.7%over 1 year
15 February 2019
£380,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 2JA: £575,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in CM1 2JA

On the street

Versus other Chignal Road homes

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

43 Chignal Road is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£5,222

Street avg £4,025

Above

Floor Area

135 m²

Street avg 111 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly above

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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

Clyde Crescent South — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery. 19 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM1 2JA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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