What kind of home is Flat 3, 42 Eastern Crescent, CM1 4JQ?

Flat 3, 42 Eastern Crescent, CM1 4JQ is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did Flat 3, 42 Eastern Crescent, CM1 4JQ sell for?

Flat 3, 42 Eastern Crescent, CM1 4JQ last sold for £196,000 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £130,000 in September 2008. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Flat 3, 42 Eastern Crescent, CM1 4JQ?

Across 4 sales between September 2008 and August 2022, Flat 3, 42 Eastern Crescent, CM1 4JQ rose from £130,000 to £196,000, a change of £66,000. That works out to roughly +3% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Flat 3, 42 Eastern Crescent, CM1 4JQ?

The current EPC rating for Flat 3, 42 Eastern Crescent, CM1 4JQ is B with a score of 82 out of 100, lodged in December 2021. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Flat 3, 42 Eastern Crescent, CM1 4JQ?

Flat 3, 42 Eastern Crescent, CM1 4JQ has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (474 sq ft), around 22 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 24% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CM1 4JQ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Flat 3, 42 Eastern Crescent, CM1 4JQ use?

The latest EPC at Flat 3, 42 Eastern Crescent, CM1 4JQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Flat 3, 42 Eastern Crescent, CM1 4JQ?

Flat 3, 42 Eastern Crescent, CM1 4JQ is in council tax band C.

Which area is Flat 3, 42 Eastern Crescent, CM1 4JQ in?

Flat 3, 42 Eastern Crescent, CM1 4JQ sits in Chelmsford. It falls within the CM1 postcode district in Essex.

Is Flat 3, 42 Eastern Crescent, CM1 4JQ in a safe area?

Police records around Flat 3, 42 Eastern Crescent, CM1 4JQ show an average of 420 reported crimes per month over the last 18 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 43% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Flat 3, 42 Eastern Crescent, CM1 4JQ?

The closest primary school to Flat 3, 42 Eastern Crescent, CM1 4JQ is Kings Road Primary School (248m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford (608m), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to Flat 3, 42 Eastern Crescent, CM1 4JQ?

The closest bus stop to Flat 3, 42 Eastern Crescent, CM1 4JQ is North Avenue, 106m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Flat 3, 42 Eastern Crescent, Chelmsford, CM1 4JQ

EPC B4 sales on record

Estimated value

£194,000

Since the 2022 sale (£196,000)-1%
Against CM1 4JQ's recent median (£208,000)-7%

Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 01

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

44 m²

474 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 82

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Freehold

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About this valuation

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Our estimate

£194,000

Against its 2022 sale (£196,000)-1%
Against CM1 4JQ's recent median (£208,000)-7%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Flat 3 is modelled from its 44 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CM1 4JQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
44 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2021
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in CM1 4JQ
5 sales, median £208,000 (2025–2022)

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Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

25 August 2022Most recent
£196,000
+0.5%over 3 years
7 October 2018
£195,000
+18.2%over 2 years
21 March 2016
£165,000
+26.9%over 7 years
25 September 2008
£130,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 4JQ: £208,000 (2025–2022).

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Risks

What this page doesn't show

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Overview

About Flat 3

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Flat 3 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chelmsford (CM1 4JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. At 44 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (44–58 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (December 2021) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average.

Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £196,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 44 m² it's 24.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 29 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£414/sq ft) was about 56.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

ParkingOff road

Building

TenureFreehold
Heating systemGas
ConciergeYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Flat 3's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate

Dec 2021

EPC Rating

B82

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

0.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 17 December 2031

5 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Flat 3, 42 Eastern Crescent, Chelmsford, CM1 4JQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Flat 3 has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Eastern Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Flat 3 outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,455

Street avg £3,258

Strongly above

Floor Area

44 m²

Street avg 48 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

0.8 t/year

Street avg 1.3 t/year

Strongly above

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chelmsford district page.

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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

420/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

North Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Kings Road Primary School. 27 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Kings Road Primary SchoolPrimary248m
St Pius X Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary307m
Parkwood AcademyPrimary470m
St John Payne Catholic School, ChelmsfordSecondary608m

Nearest stops

North AvenueBus stop106m
The BarnBus stop148m
Town CroftBus stop244m
West AvenueBus stop280m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences3,276 reports43%
Shoplifting941 reports12%
Anti-social Behaviour593 reports8%
Public Order542 reports7%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM1 4JQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM1 4JQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for Flat 3 is modelled from its 44 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CM1 4JQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for Flat 3. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Flat 3 was lodged in December 2021 at band B and is valid until December 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Flat 3. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 18 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 27 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CM1 4JQ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: Flat 3 is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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