What type of property is 6 Primrose Hill, CM1 2RQ?

6 Primrose Hill, CM1 2RQ is a 1-bedroom detached house.

What did 6 Primrose Hill, CM1 2RQ sell for?

6 Primrose Hill, CM1 2RQ last sold for £64,000 in January 1998, around 28 years ago. Before that, it sold for £49,500 in July 1996, so prices have been rising over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 6 Primrose Hill, CM1 2RQ?

Across 2 sales between July 1996 and January 1998, 6 Primrose Hill, CM1 2RQ rose from £49,500 to £64,000, a change of £14,500. That works out to roughly +17.7% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 6 Primrose Hill, CM1 2RQ have?

The current EPC rating for 6 Primrose Hill, CM1 2RQ is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in December 2024. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 6 Primrose Hill, CM1 2RQ?

6 Primrose Hill, CM1 2RQ has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (527 sq ft), around 49 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 18% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CM1 2RQ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 6 Primrose Hill, CM1 2RQ heated?

The latest EPC at 6 Primrose Hill, CM1 2RQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 6 Primrose Hill, CM1 2RQ?

6 Primrose Hill, CM1 2RQ is in council tax band C.

Where is 6 Primrose Hill, CM1 2RQ located?

6 Primrose Hill, CM1 2RQ sits in Chelmsford. It falls within the CM1 postcode district in Essex.

Is 6 Primrose Hill, CM1 2RQ in a safe area?

Police records around 6 Primrose Hill, CM1 2RQ 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.

Which schools serve 6 Primrose Hill, CM1 2RQ?

The closest primary school to 6 Primrose Hill, CM1 2RQ is Maltese Road Primary School (316m), one of 21 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford (329m), with 8 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 6 Primrose Hill, CM1 2RQ?

The closest bus stop to 6 Primrose Hill, CM1 2RQ is Rose & Crown, 94m away. The nearest bus option is Bus Station, 544m away.

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6 Primrose Hill, Chelmsford, CM1 2RQ

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Floor 02

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

49 m²

527 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 6 Primrose Hill

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

6 Primrose Hill is a one-bedroom detached house in Chelmsford (CM1 2RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. At 49 m² this is the 6th smallest of 28 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–128 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since December 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in January 1998. Across 1996–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £183,000 sits 185.9% above the 1998 sale of £64,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 51.7% below the postcode norm. At 49 m² it's 18.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 27 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

Outside

ParkingAllocated

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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)

Dec 2024

EPC Rating

C73

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2024from Dec 2014

Heating Controls

FullThermostat

Heating controls changed

Low Energy Lighting

60%88%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 6 Primrose Hill, Chelmsford, CM1 2RQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 6 Primrose Hill, Chelmsford, CM1 2RQ

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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.

6 Primrose Hill's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1996).

Current estimate

£183,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.7% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (1998)

£64,000

Growth on file: 17.7% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

30 January 1998Most recent
£64,000
+29.3%over 1 year
2 July 1996
£49,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 2RQ: £230,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in CM1 2RQ

On the street

Versus other Primrose Hill homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 6 Primrose Hill runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,306

Street avg £3,461

Strongly below

Floor Area

49 m²

Street avg 54 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 1.6 t/year

Below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

8/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Rose & Crown — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Maltese Road Primary School. 29 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM1 2RQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.0dB

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