50 Third Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 4EY
About 50 Third Avenue
50 Third Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chelmsford (CM1 4EY). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £650,000. Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£487/sq ft) was about 51.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 50 Third Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 4EY
- Jan 2015PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
First floor side extension & new front porch with pitched roof over existing garage
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/01850/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentDec 2015Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 50 Third Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£601,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 24 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
26 August 2025Most recent
£650,000
+128.1%over 18 years2 March 2007
£285,000
+65.7%over 5 years28 November 2001
£172,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 4EY: £290,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CM1 4EY
Versus other Third Avenue homes
Years Held for 50 Third Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,242
Street avg £4,610
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
0.3 km
The Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Chelmsford County High School for Girls. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.3dB







