What type of property is 12 Briarswood, CM1 6UH?

12 Briarswood, CM1 6UH is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 12 Briarswood, CM1 6UH sell for?

12 Briarswood, CM1 6UH last sold for £320,000 in May 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £180,000 in November 2004. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 12 Briarswood, CM1 6UH changed over time?

Across 3 sales between November 2004 and May 2021, 12 Briarswood, CM1 6UH rose from £180,000 to £320,000, a change of £140,000. That works out to roughly +3.6% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 12 Briarswood, CM1 6UH?

The current EPC rating for 12 Briarswood, CM1 6UH is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in August 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 12 Briarswood, CM1 6UH?

12 Briarswood, CM1 6UH has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (732 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CM1 6UH. Source: EPC Register.

How is 12 Briarswood, CM1 6UH heated?

The latest EPC at 12 Briarswood, CM1 6UH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 12 Briarswood, CM1 6UH?

12 Briarswood, CM1 6UH is in council tax band C.

Where is 12 Briarswood, CM1 6UH located?

12 Briarswood, CM1 6UH sits in Chelmsford. It falls within the CM1 postcode district.

What is crime like near 12 Briarswood, CM1 6UH?

Police records around 12 Briarswood, CM1 6UH show an average of 8 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (175% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 12 Briarswood, CM1 6UH?

The closest primary school to 12 Briarswood, CM1 6UH is Springfield Primary School (586m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Boswells School (725m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 12 Briarswood, CM1 6UH?

The closest bus stop to 12 Briarswood, CM1 6UH is Briarswood, 115m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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12 Briarswood, Chelmsford, CM1 6UH

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

68 m²

732 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Briarswood

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

12 Briarswood is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Chelmsford (CM1 6UH). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £374,000 is 16.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£437/sq ft) was about 78.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 68 m² it's 18.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 17 EPCs). Sold May 2021 for £320,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

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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.

EPC Rating

C72

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Briarswood, Chelmsford, CM1 6UH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Briarswood has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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

Current estimate

£374,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£320,000

Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

20 May 2021Most recent
£320,000
+60.0%over 8 years
14 November 2012
£200,000
+11.1%over 7 years
29 November 2004
£180,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 6UH: £410,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in CM1 6UH

On the street

Versus other Briarswood homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 12 Briarswood runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,706

Street avg £4,547

On par

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Bodmin Road

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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.

Full Chelmsford report

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

Briarswood — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Springfield Primary School. 22 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM1 6UH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM1 6UH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.4dB

Low

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