32 Chelmer Lea, Chelmsford, CM2 7QG
About 32 Chelmer Lea
32 Chelmer Lea is a four-bedroom detached house in Chelmsford (CM2 7QG). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £648,000 is 22.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 35.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £530,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
32 Chelmer Lea's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Apr 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 21 April 2023
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Planning history
32 Chelmer Lea has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
3 applications on record at 32 Chelmer Lea, Chelmsford, CM2 7QG
- Jul 2002ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
First floor side extension.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 02/01097/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- FullJul 2003Decision
- ExtensionJan 2003Decision
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Sales history & valuation
32 Chelmer Lea has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£648,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 20 years.
£530,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
1 March 2021Most recent
£530,000
+28.6%over 7 years31 January 2014
£412,000
+134.8%over 13 years7 December 2000
£175,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM2 7QG: £470,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in CM2 7QG
Versus other Chelmer Lea homes
32 Chelmer Lea outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,655
Street avg £3,730
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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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
52.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB







