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55 Upper Bridge Road, Chelmsford, CM2 0AZ

4 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 2nd
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
87 m²
935 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 55 Upper Bridge Road

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

55 Upper Bridge Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chelmsford (CM2 0AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 935 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 87 m² this is the 38th smallest of 40 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–110 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 40 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £270,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 87 m² it's 24.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 39 EPCs). Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 26.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

  • BalconyYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

55 Upper Bridge Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jul 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 55 Upper Bridge Road, Chelmsford, CM2 0AZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

55 Upper Bridge Road has no planning applications on record.

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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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.

Current estimate

£284,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 18 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£270,000

Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 April 2021Most recent

    £270,000

    +1.9%over 2 years
  2. 11 October 2018

    £265,000

    +71.0%over 6 years
  3. 16 December 2011

    £155,000

    +37.2%over 8 years
  4. 12 August 2003

    £113,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM2 0AZ: £345,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Upper Bridge Road homes

Four headline reads against 33 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 55 Upper Bridge Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,108

Street avg £3,244

On par

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 69 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 2.2 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 55 Upper Bridge Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

Crime

12/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

South Lodge Hotel — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School. 29 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 CM2 0AZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CM2 0AZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM2 0AZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.1dB

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 55 Upper Bridge Road, Chelmsford, CM2 0AZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.