59 Cherwell Drive, Chelmsford, CM1 2JJ
About 59 Cherwell Drive
59 Cherwell Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chelmsford (CM1 2JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2011. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£388/sq ft) was about 91.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £355,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
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Energy performance
59 Cherwell Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
59 Cherwell Drive 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
Price for 59 Cherwell Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£375,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 24 years.
£355,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
24 August 2022Most recent
£355,000
+105.2%over 17 years24 August 2004
£173,000
+174.6%over 6 years18 June 1998
£63,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 2JJ: £365,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CM1 2JJ
Versus other Cherwell Drive homes
EPC Rating for 59 Cherwell Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,176
Street avg £3,245
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
Trent Road Triangle — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB