What kind of home is 5 Park View Crescent, CM2 8HU?

5 Park View Crescent, CM2 8HU is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Park View Crescent, CM2 8HU?

5 Park View Crescent, CM2 8HU last sold for £205,000 in March 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £15,099 in July 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 5 Park View Crescent, CM2 8HU?

Across 3 sales between July 1997 and March 2025, 5 Park View Crescent, CM2 8HU rose from £15,099 to £205,000, a change of £189,901. That works out to roughly +9.9% per year compounded over 28 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5 Park View Crescent, CM2 8HU?

The current EPC rating for 5 Park View Crescent, CM2 8HU is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in July 2015. It has dropped from a C recorded in January 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Park View Crescent, CM2 8HU?

5 Park View Crescent, CM2 8HU has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (570 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Park View Crescent, CM2 8HU use?

The latest EPC at 5 Park View Crescent, CM2 8HU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Park View Crescent, CM2 8HU?

5 Park View Crescent, CM2 8HU is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 5 Park View Crescent, CM2 8HU in?

5 Park View Crescent, CM2 8HU sits in Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Chelmsford. It falls within the CM2 postcode district in Essex.

Is 5 Park View Crescent, CM2 8HU in a safe area?

Police records around 5 Park View Crescent, CM2 8HU show an average of 324 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5 Park View Crescent, CM2 8HU?

The closest primary school to 5 Park View Crescent, CM2 8HU is Baddow Hall Infant School (520m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Sandon School (1.1km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 5 Park View Crescent, CM2 8HU?

The closest bus stop to 5 Park View Crescent, CM2 8HU is Maltings Estate, 100m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Park View Crescent, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, CM2 8HU

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor Ground

Bedrooms

Floor area

53 m²

570 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Freehold

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About 5 Park View Crescent

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

5 Park View Crescent is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM2 8HU). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 53 m² this is the 8th smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 50–111 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £205,000. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£359/sq ft) was about 43.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2026.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2

Building

TenureFreehold

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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.

5 Park View Crescent'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 02 Jul 2025

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jul 2015

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.5 t/year

Occupancy

—

Certificate validity

Expired on 2 July 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2015from Jan 2011

EPC improved fromC70toD56

Heating Controls

FullProg + Stat

Heating controls changed

Hot Water

Main SystemMain (No Stat)

Hot water system changed

Low Energy Lighting

50%86%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Park View Crescent, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, CM2 8HU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 5 Park View Crescent, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, CM2 8HU

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Apr 2026
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Formation of new vehicle crossover and driveway.
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6 docs on file
Reference
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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.

Price for 5 Park View Crescent has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£209,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.9% per year over 28 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£205,000

Growth on file: 9.9% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

25 March 2025Most recent
£205,000
+32.3%over 9 years
30 October 2015
£155,000
+926.6%over 18 years
6 July 1997
£15,099

Median price across the last 4 sales in CM2 8HU: £260,000 (2024–2002).

Nearby sales in CM2 8HU

On the street

Versus other Park View Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 5 Park View Crescent runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

56 (D)

Street avg 74 (C)

Strongly below

Floor Area

53 m²

Street avg 53 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 1.7 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

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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.

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Crime

324/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Maltings Estate — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Baddow Hall Infant School. 18 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM2 8HU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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