5 Barrack Road, Mashbury, Chelmsford, CM1 4SE
About 5 Barrack Road
5 Barrack Road is a detached house in Mashbury, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM1 4SE). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 118 m² it's 26.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (161 m² median across 6 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
5 Barrack Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 August 2034
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Planning history
5 Barrack Road 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.
Sales history & valuation
5 Barrack Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£623,000
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 4SE: £445,000 (2021–2000).
Nearby sales in CM1 4SE
Versus other Barrack Road homes
EPC Rating for 5 Barrack Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 187 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.3 km
Smallshoes — bus stop.
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
43.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB







