8 Goldlay Gardens, Chelmsford, CM2 0EN
About 8 Goldlay Gardens
8 Goldlay Gardens is a three-bedroom 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 (September 2016) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
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). It changed hands recently, sold April 2026 for £320,000. Across 1997–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £356,000 is 11.3% above the 2026 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£323/sq ft) was about 22.5% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
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EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 26 September 2026
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Planning history
1 application on record at 8 Goldlay Gardens, Chelmsford, CM2 0EN
- Mar 2011ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/00048/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 8 Goldlay Gardens has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£356,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 29 years.
£320,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
16 April 2026Most recent
£320,000
-20.0%over 9 years13 January 2017
£399,995
+100.0%over 12 years18 July 2004
£199,995
+21.2%over 1 year26 September 2002
£165,000
+140.9%over 5 years17 April 1997
£68,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM2 0EN: £280,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CM2 0EN
51 Goldlay Gardens, Chelmsford, CM2 0EN
Sold Dec 2025
£260,00025 Goldlay Gardens, Chelmsford, CM2 0EN
Sold Oct 2025
£227,00049 Goldlay Gardens, Chelmsford, CM2 0EN
Sold Sept 2024
£340,0004 Goldlay Gardens, Chelmsford, CM2 0EN
Sold Oct 2023
£350,00053 Goldlay Gardens, Chelmsford, CM2 0EN
Sold Aug 2023
£280,000
Versus other Goldlay Gardens homes
Years Held for 8 Goldlay Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,478
Street avg £3,722
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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