What type of property is 23a, Broomhall Road, CM1 7HB?

23a, Broomhall Road, CM1 7HB is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 23a, Broomhall Road, CM1 7HB sell for?

23a, Broomhall Road, CM1 7HB last sold for £415,000 in April 2023, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £61,000 in February 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 23a, Broomhall Road, CM1 7HB?

Across 4 sales between February 1995 and April 2023, 23a, Broomhall Road, CM1 7HB rose from £61,000 to £415,000, a change of £354,000. That works out to roughly +7.1% per year compounded over 28 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 23a, Broomhall Road, CM1 7HB have?

The current EPC rating for 23a, Broomhall Road, CM1 7HB is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in October 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 23a, Broomhall Road, CM1 7HB?

23a, Broomhall Road, CM1 7HB has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (904 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 18% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CM1 7HB. Source: EPC Register.

How is 23a, Broomhall Road, CM1 7HB heated?

The latest EPC at 23a, Broomhall Road, CM1 7HB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 23a, Broomhall Road, CM1 7HB?

23a, Broomhall Road, CM1 7HB is in council tax band C.

Where is 23a, Broomhall Road, CM1 7HB located?

23a, Broomhall Road, CM1 7HB sits in Chelmsford. It falls within the CM1 postcode district in Essex.

Is 23a, Broomhall Road, CM1 7HB in a safe area?

Police records around 23a, Broomhall Road, CM1 7HB 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 23a, Broomhall Road, CM1 7HB?

The closest primary school to 23a, Broomhall Road, CM1 7HB is Broomfield Primary School (736m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Chelmer Valley High School (317m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 23a, Broomhall Road, CM1 7HB?

The closest bus stop to 23a, Broomhall Road, CM1 7HB is Butlers Farm, 179m away. The nearest bus option is Chelmer Valley Park-and-Ride, 1.6km away.

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23a, Broomhall Road, Chelmsford, CM1 7HB

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

84 m²

904 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23a

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

23a is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chelmsford (CM1 7HB). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

At 84 m² it's 29.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 44 EPCs). Across 1995–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£459/sq ft) was about 83.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2023 at £415,000.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingOff street

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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23a, Broomhall Road, Chelmsford, CM1 7HB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23a 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.

23a has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£444,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 28 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£415,000

Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

10 April 2023Most recent
£415,000
+20.3%over 2 years
24 March 2021
£345,000
+60.5%over 13 years
20 March 2008
£215,000
+252.5%over 13 years
24 February 1995
£61,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 7HB: £495,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in CM1 7HB

On the street

Versus other Broomhall Road homes

Four headline reads against 30 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 23a runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,940

Street avg £3,603

Above

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 84 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

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.

£447k

1 Boyne Drive

CM1 7QW

3 bed

£545k

1 Broomhall Gardens

CM1 7GE

3 bed2 bath

£437k

1 Court Road, Broomfield

CM1 7EW

4 bed2 bath

£429k

1 All Saints Close

CM1 7HT

2 bed1 bath

£339k

1 Coombe Rise

CM1 7DG

2 bed1 bath

£286k

1 Clobbs Yard, Broomfield

CM1 7AB

2 bed1 bath

£691k

1 Chichester Drive

CM1 7RY

4 bed2 bath

£737k

1 Butlers Close

CM1 7BE

4 bed3 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

0.2 km

Butlers Farm — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Chelmer Valley High School. 18 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM1 7HB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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