What type of property is 27 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED?

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

What did 27 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED sell for?

27 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED last sold for £455,000 in December 2022, around 3 years ago. Before that, it sold for £167,500 in June 2002, so prices have been rising over 21 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 27 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED changed over time?

Across 2 sales between June 2002 and December 2022, 27 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED rose from £167,500 to £455,000, a change of £287,500. That works out to roughly +5% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 27 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED?

The current EPC rating for 27 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in April 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 27 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED?

27 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (1,066 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CM2 8ED. Source: EPC Register.

How is 27 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED heated?

The latest EPC at 27 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 27 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED?

27 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED is in council tax band E.

Where is 27 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED located?

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

What is crime like near 27 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED?

Police records around 27 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.

Which schools serve 27 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED?

The closest primary school to 27 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 27 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED?

The closest bus stop to 27 Craiston Way, CM2 8ED is Bells Chase, 215m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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27 Craiston Way, Chelmsford, CM2 8ED

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

99 m²

1066 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 27 Craiston Way

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

27 Craiston Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Chelmsford (CM2 8ED). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£427/sq ft) was about 112.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £455,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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.

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 27 Craiston Way, Chelmsford, CM2 8ED, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

27 Craiston Way has no planning applications on record.

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1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

27 Craiston Way has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.

Current estimate

£483,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£455,000

Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

19 December 2022Most recent
£455,000
+171.6%over 20 years
13 June 2002
£167,500

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.

27 Craiston Way outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,596

Street avg £2,680

Strongly above

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 115 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 4.7 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

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chelmsford district page.

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

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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