9 Abbess Close, Chelmsford, CM1 2SE
About 9 Abbess Close
9 Abbess Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chelmsford (CM1 2SE). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 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 (June 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Across 2002–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£427/sq ft) was about 107.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold April 2023 for £460,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 9 Abbess Close, Chelmsford, CM1 2SE
- Feb 2003ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Ground floor rear extension.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/00120/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ApplicationNov 2007Decision
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Sales history & valuation
9 Abbess Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£498,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 21 years.
£460,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
26 April 2023Most recent
£460,000
+12.2%over 2 years5 November 2020
£410,000
+141.2%over 18 years5 September 2002
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 2SE: £500,000 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in CM1 2SE
Versus other Abbess Close homes
Price per m² for 9 Abbess Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,600
Street avg £2,950
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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