1 Arnold Way, Chelmsford, CM2 8PA
About 1 Arnold Way
1 Arnold Way is a detached house in Chelmsford (CM2 8PA). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 127.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £505,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 March 2031
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Planning history
1 Arnold Way has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Arnold Way was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£512,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 25 years.
£505,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
25 November 2022Most recent
£505,000
+21.1%over 6 years3 May 2016
£417,000
+41.4%over 5 years23 May 2010
£295,000
+5.4%over 3 years2 March 2007
£280,000
+60.0%over 5 years2 August 2001
£175,000
+76.8%over 3 years7 August 1997
£99,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM2 8PA: £338,500 (2024–2007).
Versus other Arnold Way homes
On epc rating, 1 Arnold Way runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £3,191
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
324/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB







