57 Rainsford Lane, Chelmsford, CM1 2QS
About 57 Rainsford Lane
57 Rainsford Lane is a semi-detached house in Chelmsford (CM1 2QS). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
At 100 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. It changed hands recently, sold January 2026 for £365,000. Today's modelled estimate of £423,000 is 15.9% above the 2026 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 50.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2026.
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Energy performance
57 Rainsford Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 May 2035
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Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at 57 Rainsford Lane.
1 application on record at 57 Rainsford Lane, Chelmsford, CM1 2QS
1 live now- Apr 2026ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Part single storey, part two storey rear extension. Alterations to fenestration.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00236/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
57 Rainsford Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£423,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£365,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 January 2026Most recent
£365,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 2QS: £350,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CM1 2QS
Versus other Rainsford Lane homes
Years Held for 57 Rainsford Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,650
Street avg £3,796
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
420/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Fire Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB