16 Goldlay Gardens, Chelmsford, CM2 0EN
About 16 Goldlay Gardens
16 Goldlay Gardens is a semi-detached house in Chelmsford (CM2 0EN). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since April 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 92 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 43 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £387,000 sits 495.4% above the 1998 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£66/sq ft) was about 83.9% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 July 2032
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Planning history
16 Goldlay Gardens 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.
Sales history & valuation
16 Goldlay Gardens's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£387,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£65,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 April 1998Most recent
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM2 0EN: £320,000 (2026–2023).
Nearby sales in CM2 0EN
Versus other Goldlay Gardens homes
Price per m² for 16 Goldlay Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£707
Street avg £4,000
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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Crime
324/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Lynmouth Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Oaklands Infant School. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.9dB