Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Chelmer Lea, Chelmsford, CM2 7QG
Estimated value
£512,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£480,000)+7%
- Against CM2 7QG's recent median (£470,000)+9%
Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
92 m²
990 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£512,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£480,000)+7%
- Against CM2 7QG's recent median (£470,000)+9%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Chelmer Lea is modelled from its 92 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CM2 7QG. 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
92 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2019
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in CM2 7QG
5 sales, median £470,000 (2025–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: August 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
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
4 April 2022Most recent
£480,000
+26.3%over 1 year8 September 2020
£380,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM2 7QG: £470,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in CM2 7QG
What this page doesn't show
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- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
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About 1 Chelmer Lea
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Chelmer Lea is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Chelmsford (CM2 7QG). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Across 2020–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£485/sq ft) was about 99.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 92 m² it's 20.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 12 EPCs). Sold April 2022 for £480,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
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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.
Current Certificate
Aug 2019EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 August 2029
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Chelmer Lea, Chelmsford, CM2 7QG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 Chelmer Lea has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Versus other Chelmer Lea homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Chelmer Lea outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,217
Street avg £3,588
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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.
Crime
324/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Chelmerton Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Meadgate Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Meadgate Primary SchoolPrimary359m
- Larkrise Primary SchoolPrimary765m
- Great Baddow High SchoolSecondary1.0km
- Baddow Hall Infant SchoolPrimary1.2km
Nearest stops
- Chelmerton AvenueBus stop99m
- Longfield RoadBus stop151m
- Bramwoods RoadBus stop233m
- The BeehiveBus stop256m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,036 reports42%
- Shoplifting529 reports11%
- Anti-social Behaviour400 reports8%
- Other Theft353 reports7%
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM2 7QG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 1 Chelmer Lea is modelled from its 92 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CM2 7QG. 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. 2 sales are recorded for 1 Chelmer Lea. 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 Chelmer Lea was lodged in August 2019 at band D and is valid until August 2029. 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 Chelmer Lea. 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 22 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CM2 7QG, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 1 Chelmer Lea is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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