What type of property is Dovedale, Southend Road, CM2 7TE?

Dovedale, Southend Road, CM2 7TE is a 4-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What did Dovedale, Southend Road, CM2 7TE sell for?

Dovedale, Southend Road, CM2 7TE last sold for £654,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £510,000 in February 2020, so prices have been rising over 1 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Dovedale, Southend Road, CM2 7TE?

Across 2 sales between February 2020 and March 2021, Dovedale, Southend Road, CM2 7TE rose from £510,000 to £654,000, a change of £144,000. That works out to roughly +24.6% per year compounded over 1 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Dovedale, Southend Road, CM2 7TE have?

The current EPC rating for Dovedale, Southend Road, CM2 7TE is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in October 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Dovedale, Southend Road, CM2 7TE?

Dovedale, Southend Road, CM2 7TE has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (1,582 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is Dovedale, Southend Road, CM2 7TE heated?

The latest EPC at Dovedale, Southend Road, CM2 7TE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Dovedale, Southend Road, CM2 7TE?

Dovedale, Southend Road, CM2 7TE is in council tax band E.

Where is Dovedale, Southend Road, CM2 7TE located?

Dovedale, Southend Road, CM2 7TE sits in Howe Green, Chelmsford, Chelmsford. It falls within the CM2 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near Dovedale, Southend Road, CM2 7TE?

Police records around Dovedale, Southend Road, CM2 7TE show an average of 12 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 40% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Dovedale, Southend Road, CM2 7TE?

The closest primary school to Dovedale, Southend Road, CM2 7TE is Baddow Hall Infant School (2.3km), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Sandon School (2.1km).

How well connected is Dovedale, Southend Road, CM2 7TE?

The closest bus stop to Dovedale, Southend Road, CM2 7TE is Chalklands, 245m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Dovedale, Southend Road, Howe Green, Chelmsford, CM2 7TE

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

147 m²

1582 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Dovedale

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

Dovedale is a four-bedroom detached house in Howe Green, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM2 7TE). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Across 2020–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 24.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £761,000 is 16.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£413/sq ft) was about 44.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £654,000. 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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms3
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageDouble, Detached
OutbuildingsYes

Building

Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

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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.

Dovedale's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Dovedale, Southend Road, Howe Green, Chelmsford, CM2 7TE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Dovedale 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.

Dovedale changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£761,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 24.6% per year over 1 year.

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Last sold (2021)

£654,000

Growth on file: 24.6% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

31 March 2021Most recent
£654,000
+28.2%over 1 year
12 February 2020
£510,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM2 7TE: £890,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in CM2 7TE

On the street

Versus other Southend Road homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Dovedale lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,449

Street avg £4,085

Above

Floor Area

147 m²

Street avg 178 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

£759k

1 Chalklands, Sandon

CM2 7TH

4 bed2 bath

£754k

1 Britten Crescent

CM2 7EP

4 bed1 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.

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Crime

12/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Chalklands — bus stop.

Closest school

2.1 km

The Sandon School. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.0dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM2 7TE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

49.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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