8 Abbess Close, Chelmsford, CM1 2SE
About 8 Abbess Close
8 Abbess Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Chelmsford (CM1 2SE). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £515,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2003–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£374/sq ft) was about 60% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 8 Abbess Close, Chelmsford, CM1 2SE
1 live now- Jul 2025DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Demolition of Garage. Proposed single storey side /rear extension with new pitched roof to existing rear extension.
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00800/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Abbess Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£546,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 22 years.
£515,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
4 February 2025Most recent
£515,000
+1.5%over 2 years14 September 2022
£507,500
+85.2%over 15 years13 August 2007
£274,000
+21.8%over 4 years10 January 2003
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 2SE: £410,000 (2024–2013).
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Versus other Abbess Close homes
8 Abbess Close is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,023
Street avg £3,022
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB