What kind of home is 17 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED?

17 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 17 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED?

17 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED last sold for £380,000 in September 2019, around 7 years ago. Before that, it sold for £245,000 in October 2005, so prices have been rising over 14 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 17 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED changed over time?

Across 2 sales between October 2005 and September 2019, 17 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED rose from £245,000 to £380,000, a change of £135,000. That works out to roughly +3.2% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in July 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED?

17 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (1,302 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CM2 8ED. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED use?

The latest EPC at 17 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED?

17 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED is in council tax band D.

Which area is 17 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED in?

17 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED sits in Chelmsford. It falls within the CM2 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 17 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED?

Police records around 17 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED 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.

What schools are near 17 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED?

The closest primary school to 17 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED is Larkrise Primary School (585m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Great Baddow High School (832m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 17 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED?

The closest bus stop to 17 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED is Bells Chase, 215m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Craiston Way, Chelmsford, CM2 8ED

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

121 m²

1302 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Craiston Way

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

17 Craiston Way is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Chelmsford (CM2 8ED). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Across 2005–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £482,000 is 26.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 45.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £380,000 in September 2019. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Craiston Way, Chelmsford, CM2 8ED, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 17 Craiston Way, Chelmsford, CM2 8ED

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Jan 2016
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Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
15/01934/CLOPUD
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 Craiston Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£482,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£380,000

Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

26 September 2019Most recent
£380,000
+55.1%over 13 years
18 October 2005
£245,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM2 8ED: £465,000 (2023–2017).

Nearby sales in CM2 8ED

On the street

Versus other Craiston Way homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 17 Craiston Way stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,140

Street avg £2,771

On par

Floor Area

121 m²

Street avg 114 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

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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.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Chelmsford report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

12/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Bells Chase — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Larkrise Primary School. 17 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM2 8ED from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM2 8ED

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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Common questions

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