What kind of home is 17 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW?

17 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW is a 1-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 17 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW?

17 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW last sold for £227,500 in December 2018, around 7 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW is B with a score of 89 out of 100, lodged in November 2018. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW?

17 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (538 sq ft), around 50 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 58% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CM1 7FW. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW use?

The latest EPC at 17 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 17 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW in?

17 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW sits in Broomfield, Chelmsford, Chelmsford. It falls within the CM1 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 17 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW?

Police records around 17 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW 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.

What schools are near 17 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW?

The closest primary school to 17 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW is Broomfield Primary School (669m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford (1.1km), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 17 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW?

The closest bus stop to 17 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW is Erick Avenue, 97m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Ashford Place, Broomfield, Chelmsford, CM1 7FW

EPC B

Property type

End terrace

Floor ground floor

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

50 m²

538 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 89

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 17 Ashford Place

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

17 Ashford Place is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Broomfield, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM1 7FW). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft). Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (November 2018) returns a high B (score 89), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. At 50 m² this is the 5th smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–150 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony and a self-contained annexe.

At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (119 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £227,500 in December 2018.

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

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

Outside

GarageYes
BalconyYes

Building

TenureFreehold
Heating systemElectric
RefurbishedYes

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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.

17 Ashford Place's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

B89

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

0.4 t/year

Occupancy

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Ashford Place, Broomfield, Chelmsford, CM1 7FW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Ashford Place 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

17 Ashford Place valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£233,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2018)

£227,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

14 December 2018Most recent
£227,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 7FW: £494,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in CM1 7FW

On the street

Versus other Ashford Place homes

Three headline reads against 8 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 17 Ashford Place stands well clear of the street.

EPC Rating

89 (B)

Street avg 84 (B)

Strongly above

Floor Area

50 m²

Street avg 51 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

0.4 t/year

Street avg 0.8 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.

£202k

1 Cricketers Close, Broomfield

CM1 7BL

1 bed1 bath

£286k

1 Clobbs Yard, Broomfield

CM1 7AB

2 bed1 bath

£339k

1 Coombe Rise

CM1 7DG

2 bed1 bath

£429k

1 All Saints Close

CM1 7HT

2 bed1 bath

£239k

1 Ashford Place, Broomfield

CM1 7FW

£222k

1 Birk Beck, Waveney Drive

CM1 7PJ

£447k

1 Boyne Drive

CM1 7QW

3 bed

£260k

1 Days Close, Broomfield

CM1 7AP

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

Erick Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Broomfield Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM1 7FW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM1 7FW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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