6 Charnwood Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 2TQ
About 6 Charnwood Avenue
6 Charnwood Avenue is a semi-detached house in Chelmsford (CM1 2TQ). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. At 40 m² this is the 4th smallest of 41 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–96 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (25 versus a best of 75).
At 40 m² it's 21.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 40 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
6 Charnwood Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
6 Charnwood Avenue has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
12 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
6 Charnwood Avenue has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£156,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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 epc rating, 6 Charnwood Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
25 (F)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 43 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB







