Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
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 29 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 £200,000 sits 212.5% above the 1998 sale of £64,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 51.9% 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.
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Certificate validity
Valid until 6 December 2034
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
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6 Primrose Hill's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£200,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.7% per year over 2 years.
£64,000
Growth on file: 17.7% per year over 2 years.
30 January 1998Most recent
£64,000
+29.3%over 1 year2 July 1996
£49,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 2RQ: £250,000 (2026–2024).
On price per m², 6 Primrose Hill runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,306
Street avg £3,468
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 54 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 1.6 t/year
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Steady 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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