What kind of home is 31 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW?

31 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW is a 1-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 31 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW last change hands?

31 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW last sold for £500,000 in March 2020, around 6 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 31 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW?

The current EPC rating for 31 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW is B with a score of 89 out of 100, lodged in April 2019. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 31 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW?

31 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (1,582 sq ft), around 147 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 24% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CM1 7FW. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 31 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW use?

The latest EPC at 31 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 31 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW in?

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

How safe is the area around 31 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW?

Police records around 31 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 31 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW?

The closest primary school to 31 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.

What is the nearest station to 31 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW?

The closest bus stop to 31 Ashford Place, CM1 7FW is Erick Avenue, 97m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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31 Ashford Place, Broomfield, Chelmsford, CM1 7FW

EPC B

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedroom

Floor area

147 m²

1582 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 89

Overview

About 31 Ashford Place

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

31 Ashford Place is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Broomfield, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM1 7FW). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft). The latest certificate (April 2019) returns a high B (score 89), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings.

At 147 m² it's 23.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 25 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £584,000 is 16.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£316/sq ft) was about 21.6% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: March 2020 at £500,000.

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
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes
OutbuildingsYes

Building

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.

31 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

1.5 t/year

Occupancy

—

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 31 Ashford Place, Broomfield, Chelmsford, CM1 7FW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

31 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.

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

Current estimate

£584,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2020)

£500,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

13 March 2020Most recent
£500,000

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

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 31 Ashford Place runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,401

Street avg £4,177

Strongly below

Floor Area

147 m²

Street avg 126 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.5 t/year

Street avg 1.5 t/year

On par

Years Held

6 years

Street avg 6 years

On par

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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

£429k

1 All Saints Close

CM1 7HT

2 bed1 bath

£339k

1 Coombe Rise

CM1 7DG

2 bed1 bath

£545k

1 Broomhall Gardens

CM1 7GE

3 bed2 bath

£286k

1 Clobbs Yard, Broomfield

CM1 7AB

2 bed1 bath

£447k

1 Boyne Drive

CM1 7QW

3 bed

£550k

1 Acer Grove

CM1 7SZ

£691k

1 Chichester Drive

CM1 7RY

4 bed2 bath

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

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 31 Ashford Place, Broomfield, Chelmsford, CM1 7FW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.