What type of property is 8 Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS?

8 Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 8 Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS?

8 Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS last sold for £357,500 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £48,000 in March 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 8 Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between March 1997 and September 2021, 8 Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS rose from £48,000 to £357,500, a change of £309,500. That works out to roughly +8.5% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS?

The current EPC rating for 8 Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS is C with a score of 71 out of 100, lodged in July 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS?

8 Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (829 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 33% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CM2 0AS. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS?

8 Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS is in council tax band C.

Where is 8 Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS located?

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

How safe is the area around 8 Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS?

Police records around 8 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.

Which schools serve 8 Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS?

The closest primary school to 8 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 is the nearest station to 8 Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS?

The closest bus stop to 8 Lower Anchor Street, CM2 0AS is Queen Street, 117m away. The nearest bus option is Bus Station, 824m away.

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8 Lower Anchor Street, Chelmsford, CM2 0AS

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

77 m²

829 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 71

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Lower Anchor Street

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

8 Lower Anchor Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chelmsford (CM2 0AS). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).

At 77 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£431/sq ft) was about 80.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £357,500. 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
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes
BasementYes

Building

Period featuresYes

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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.

EPC Rating

C71

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Lower Anchor Street, Chelmsford, CM2 0AS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Lower Anchor Street 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.

8 Lower Anchor Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£388,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£357,500

Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

30 September 2021Most recent
£357,500
+77.0%over 15 years
2 December 2005
£202,000
+320.8%over 8 years
17 March 1997
£48,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM2 0AS: £212,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in CM2 0AS

On the street

Versus other Lower Anchor Street homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 8 Lower Anchor Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,643

Street avg £2,743

Strongly above

Floor Area

77 m²

Street avg 92 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

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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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