What type of property is 87 Upper Bridge Road, CM2 0BA?

87 Upper Bridge Road, CM2 0BA is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 87 Upper Bridge Road, CM2 0BA sell for?

87 Upper Bridge Road, CM2 0BA last sold for £405,000 in November 2023, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £73,500 in February 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 87 Upper Bridge Road, CM2 0BA appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between February 1999 and November 2023, 87 Upper Bridge Road, CM2 0BA rose from £73,500 to £405,000, a change of £331,500. That works out to roughly +7.2% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 87 Upper Bridge Road, CM2 0BA have?

The current EPC rating for 87 Upper Bridge Road, CM2 0BA is D with a score of 60 out of 100, lodged in May 2023. It has improved from a E recorded in August 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 87 Upper Bridge Road, CM2 0BA?

87 Upper Bridge Road, CM2 0BA has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (926 sq ft), around 43 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CM2 0BA. Source: EPC Register.

How is 87 Upper Bridge Road, CM2 0BA heated?

The latest EPC at 87 Upper Bridge Road, CM2 0BA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 87 Upper Bridge Road, CM2 0BA?

87 Upper Bridge Road, CM2 0BA is in council tax band C.

Where is 87 Upper Bridge Road, CM2 0BA located?

87 Upper Bridge Road, CM2 0BA sits in Chelmsford. It falls within the CM2 postcode district in Essex.

Is 87 Upper Bridge Road, CM2 0BA in a safe area?

Police records around 87 Upper Bridge Road, CM2 0BA 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 87 Upper Bridge Road, CM2 0BA?

The closest primary school to 87 Upper Bridge Road, CM2 0BA is Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School (550m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Chelmsford College (468m), with 8 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 87 Upper Bridge Road, CM2 0BA?

The closest bus stop to 87 Upper Bridge Road, CM2 0BA is BBC Essex, 135m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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87 Upper Bridge Road, Chelmsford, CM2 0BA

4 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

86 m²

926 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 60

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 87 Upper Bridge Road

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

87 Upper Bridge Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Chelmsford (CM2 0BA). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

Sold November 2023 for £405,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£438/sq ft) was about 69.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
OutbuildingsYes

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.

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

May 2023

EPC Rating

D60

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2023from Aug 2013

EPC improved fromE44toD60

Hot Water

AverageGood

Hot water efficiency improved

Windows

Mostly DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Low Energy Lighting

22%80%

More low energy lighting installed

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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) wallsPermanent outbuildings

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 87 Upper Bridge Road, Chelmsford, CM2 0BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 87 Upper Bridge Road, Chelmsford, CM2 0BA

0decisions1extensions6documents6nearby

Feb 2016
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
The construction of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by a maximum depth of 4.26m, for which the maximum height would be 3.21m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3m.
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
16/00008/HHPA
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

87 Upper Bridge Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£401,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£405,000

Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

6 November 2023Most recent
£405,000
+75.3%over 9 years
18 December 2013
£231,000
+20.3%over 9 years
30 August 2004
£192,000
+161.2%over 5 years
19 February 1999
£73,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM2 0BA: £390,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in CM2 0BA

On the street

Versus other Upper Bridge Road homes

Four headline reads against 45 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

87 Upper Bridge Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,709

Street avg £4,098

Above

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Below

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Area

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Crime

12/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

BBC Essex — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Chelmsford College. 26 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM2 0BA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

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70 dB

75 dB

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