52 Berkely Drive, Chelmsford, CM2 6XR
About 52 Berkely Drive
52 Berkely Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Chelmsford (CM2 6XR). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£355/sq ft) was about 70.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £260,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
52 Berkely Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
52 Berkely Drive has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£262,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£260,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 August 2021Most recent
£260,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM2 6XR: £220,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in CM2 6XR
Versus other Berkely Drive homes
52 Berkely Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,824
Street avg £2,908
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
12/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Berkely Dr — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Barnes Farm Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB







