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Get started5 Townsend is a four-bedroom detached house in Springfield, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM2 6GB). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1251 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows a C (score 71). The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Held since November 2009 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced Chelmsford HPI: 4.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £551,000 sits 60.4% above the 2009 sale of £343,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£275/sq ft) was about 31.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (43 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016.
5 Townsend's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jun 2019
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey rear and side extension.
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£551,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 7 years.
£343,500
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 7 years.
Years Held for 5 Townsend runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,956
Street avg £3,111
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Crime
12/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Chancellor Avenue — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
61.0dB

27 November 2009Most recent
£343,500
+37.4%over 6 years18 December 2002
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM2 6GB: £127,500 (2021–2019).
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
CM2 6QG
Closest school
0.7 km
Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford. 14 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
54.5dB
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