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8 Britten Crescent, Chelmsford, CM2 7EP

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathroom
1
Floor area
162 m²
1744 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Britten Crescent

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

8 Britten Crescent is a five-bedroom detached house in Chelmsford (CM2 7EP). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 162 m² it's 28.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (127 m² median across 8 EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£361/sq ft) was about 16.8% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £630,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • GarageYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Mar 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Britten Crescent, Chelmsford, CM2 7EP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Britten Crescent has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£687,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£630,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 March 2021Most recent

    £630,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM2 7EP: £665,000 (2023–2018).

On the street

Versus other Britten Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 8 Britten Crescent runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,889

Street avg £4,671

Strongly below

Floor Area

162 m²

Street avg 129 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Britten Crescent

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£754k

1 Britten Crescent

CM2 7EP

4 bed1 bath
£759k

1 Chalklands, Sandon

CM2 7TH

4 bed2 bath
£582k

1 2 Valley Cottages, Tabors Hill, Great Baddow

CM2 7BP

4 bed2 bath
£527k

1 Baddow Hall Crescent

CM2 7BY

4 bed2 bath
£516k

1 Baddow Place Avenue

CM2 7JN

4 bed1 bath
£515k

1 Chelmer Lea

CM2 7QG

4 bed1 bath
£460k

1 Barrington Close

CM2 7AX

3 bed
£457k

1 Cards Road, Sandon

CM2 7RH

3 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chelmsford district page.
Full Chelmsford report

Crime

12/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Tabors Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Meadgate Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM2 7EP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CM2 7EP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM2 7EP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Britten Crescent, Chelmsford, CM2 7EP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.