21 Benedict Drive, Chelmsford, CM1 2SD
About 21 Benedict Drive
21 Benedict Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chelmsford (CM1 2SD). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 27.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £411,250. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
3 applications on record at 21 Benedict Drive, Chelmsford, CM1 2SD
- Apr 2023DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Demolition of existing garage and rear extension. Construction of single storey rear extension and two storey side extension with internal alterations and insertion of first floor side widnow.
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00178/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionSept 2023Decision
- ExtensionJun 2023Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£429,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£411,250
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 November 2022Most recent
£411,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 2SD: £398,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in CM1 2SD
Versus other Benedict Drive homes
21 Benedict Drive is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,375
Street avg £3,767
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
Nabbott Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Westlands Community Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB