3 Capel Close, Chelmsford, CM1 7DE
About 3 Capel Close
3 Capel Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Chelmsford (CM1 7DE). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £489,000 is 15.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£376/sq ft) was about 23.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2021 for £425,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
3 Capel Close has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 Capel Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£489,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 18 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
23 May 2021Most recent
£425,000
+88.9%over 17 years26 June 2003
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 7DE: £315,000 (2024–2010).
Versus other Capel Close homes
On floor area, 3 Capel Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,048
Street avg £3,605
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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
0.2 km
Skerry Rise — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford. 22 schools nearby.
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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
48.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB