17 Charnwood Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 2TQ
About 17 Charnwood Avenue
17 Charnwood Avenue is a semi-detached house in Chelmsford (CM1 2TQ). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since July 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 84 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 40 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 25.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £358,000 sits 148.6% above the 2003 sale of £144,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£159/sq ft) was about 28.7% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
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Planning history
1 application on record at 17 Charnwood Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 2TQ
- Feb 2007ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension to Nos. 17 and 19.
- Reference
- 06/02385/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 17 Charnwood Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£358,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 25.3% per year over 7 years.
£144,000
Growth on file: 25.3% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
24 July 2003Most recent
£144,000
+357.3%over 6 years28 October 1996
£31,490
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 2TQ: £125,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CM1 2TQ
28 Charnwood Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 2TQ
Sold Mar 2025
£125,00014 Charnwood Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 2TQ
Sold Mar 2023
£174,00040 Charnwood Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 2TQ
Sold Jan 2023
£345,00032 Charnwood Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 2TQ
Sold Sept 2021
£110,00033 Charnwood Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 2TQ
Sold Jun 2021
£290,000
Versus other Charnwood Avenue homes
On price per m², 17 Charnwood Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,714
Street avg £3,362
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
Waterhouse Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Westlands Community Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB







