What type of property is 1 Banstreets Cottages, Bell Street, CM2 7JS?

1 Banstreets Cottages, Bell Street, CM2 7JS is an end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 1 Banstreets Cottages, Bell Street, CM2 7JS?

1 Banstreets Cottages, Bell Street, CM2 7JS last sold for £250,000 in June 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 1 Banstreets Cottages, Bell Street, CM2 7JS?

The current EPC rating for 1 Banstreets Cottages, Bell Street, CM2 7JS is E with a score of 53 out of 100, lodged in March 2021. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Banstreets Cottages, Bell Street, CM2 7JS?

1 Banstreets Cottages, Bell Street, CM2 7JS has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (743 sq ft). Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Banstreets Cottages, Bell Street, CM2 7JS heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Banstreets Cottages, Bell Street, CM2 7JS records electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 1 Banstreets Cottages, Bell Street, CM2 7JS located?

1 Banstreets Cottages, Bell Street, CM2 7JS sits in Chelmsford. It falls within the CM2 postcode district in Essex.

Is 1 Banstreets Cottages, Bell Street, CM2 7JS in a safe area?

Police records around 1 Banstreets Cottages, Bell Street, CM2 7JS show an average of 324 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 1 Banstreets Cottages, Bell Street, CM2 7JS?

The closest primary school to 1 Banstreets Cottages, Bell Street, CM2 7JS is Baddow Hall Infant School (442m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Sandon School (1.0km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 1 Banstreets Cottages, Bell Street, CM2 7JS?

The closest bus stop to 1 Banstreets Cottages, Bell Street, CM2 7JS is Church, 120m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Banstreets Cottages, Bell Street, Chelmsford, CM2 7JS

Estimated value

£261,000

Since the 2022 sale (£250,000)+4%
Against CM2 7JS's recent median (£273,000)-4%

Newest record on this page: November 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

End terrace

Floor 3

Floor area

69 m²

743 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 53

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£261,000

Against its 2022 sale (£250,000)+4%
Against CM2 7JS's recent median (£273,000)-4%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Banstreets Cottages is modelled from its 69 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CM2 7JS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
69 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2021
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in CM2 7JS
5 sales, median £273,000 (2023–2003)

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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

Sales timeline

29 June 2022Most recent
£250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM2 7JS: £273,000 (2023–2003).

Nearby sales in CM2 7JS

Risks

What this page doesn't show

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Overview

About 1 Banstreets Cottages

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

1 Banstreets Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Chelmsford (CM2 7JS). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.

At 69 m² it's 26.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 4 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£337/sq ft) was about 77% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £250,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate

Mar 2021

EPC Rating

E53

Main Heating

Electric & Gas

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

3.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 19 March 2031

4 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Banstreets Cottages, Bell Street, Chelmsford, CM2 7JS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Banstreets Cottages has no planning applications on record.

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

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.

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Crime

324/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Baddow Hall Infant School. 20 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Baddow Hall Infant SchoolPrimary442m
Baddow Hall Junior SchoolPrimary442m
Larkrise Primary SchoolPrimary738m
The Sandon SchoolSecondary1.0km

Nearest stops

ChurchBus stop120m
The White HorseBus stop132m
The SpiresBus stop149m
VineyardsBus stop197m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences2,036 reports42%
Shoplifting529 reports11%
Anti-social Behaviour400 reports8%
Other Theft353 reports7%

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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 7JS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM2 7JS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Method

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.

Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 1 Banstreets Cottages is modelled from its 69 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CM2 7JS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 1 Banstreets Cottages. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Banstreets Cottages was lodged in March 2021 at band E and is valid until March 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 1 Banstreets Cottages. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 20 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CM2 7JS, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.

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