What kind of home is 17a, Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS?

17a, Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 17a, Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS?

17a, Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS last sold for £212,000 in February 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £150,000 in August 2011. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 17a, Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between August 2011 and February 2022, 17a, Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS rose from £150,000 to £212,000, a change of £62,000. That works out to roughly +3.3% per year compounded over 11 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17a, Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS have?

The current EPC rating for 17a, Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in October 2020. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17a, Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS?

17a, Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (624 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17a, Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS use?

The latest EPC at 17a, Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17a, Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS?

17a, Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 17a, Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS in?

17a, Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS sits in Chelmsford. It falls within the CM2 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 17a, Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS?

Police records around 17a, Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS show an average of 12 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 40% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17a, Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS?

The closest primary school to 17a, Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS is Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School (142m), one of 21 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Chelmsford College (484m), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 17a, Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS?

The closest bus stop to 17a, Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS is Queen Street, 117m away. The nearest bus option is Bus Station, 824m away.

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17a, Lower Anchor Street, Chelmsford, CM2 0AS

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Floor 02

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

58 m²

624 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17a

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

17a is a two-bedroom detached house in Chelmsford (CM2 0AS). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since February 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. At 58 m² this is the 8th smallest of 28 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–150 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 28 units on file.

Across 2011–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 44.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2022 for £212,000. 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
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

Communal gardenYes
ParkingAllocated

Building

Central heatingYes

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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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Oct 2020

EPC Rating

C73

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2020from Feb 2011

Heating Controls

Prog + StatProg + TRVs

Heating controls changed

Hot Water

Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Windows

SingleFull Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Roof Insulation

PartialInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting

0%75%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17a, Lower Anchor Street, Chelmsford, CM2 0AS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17a has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

6 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

£231,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£212,000

Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

18 February 2022Most recent
£212,000
-3.6%over 5 years
6 February 2017
£220,000
+46.7%over 5 years
1 August 2011
£150,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM2 0AS: £335,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in CM2 0AS

On the street

Versus other Lower Anchor Street homes

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

Years Held for 17a lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,655

Street avg £2,922

Strongly above

Floor Area

58 m²

Street avg 56 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.9 t/year

Street avg 2.2 t/year

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Comparables

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

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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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

12/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Queen Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School. 30 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM2 0AS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM2 0AS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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