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About Rumbolds House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Rumbolds House is a detached house in Sandon, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM2 7RS). It has a recorded floor area of 198 m² (around 2131 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 198 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £944,000 is 25.9% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £750,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Rumbolds House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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
See how we calculated this£944,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£750,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Hammonds Road homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Rumbolds House lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
198 m²
Street avg 84 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
Crime
12/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.9 km
Sandon Park-and-Ride — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM2 7RS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
61.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 37 points of interest in total.
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