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Get started31 Rous Chase is a five-bedroom detached house in Galleywood, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM2 8QF). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced Chelmsford HPI: 4.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £711,000 is 14.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£375/sq ft) was about 155.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. At 154 m² it's 25.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (206 m² median across 3 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £621,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
31 Rous Chase's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Planning history at 31 Rous Chase is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
Silver Birch (T14), front garden - crown lift to 3m, to provide clearance under the tree and over the driveway. Crown reduction of 1-1.5m to achieve clearance between canopy and dwelling and to help maintain the size of the tree
31 Rous Chase has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£711,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 21 years.
£621,500
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 21 years.
On price per m², 31 Rous Chase stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,036
Street avg £2,747
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 200 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Crime
12/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Galleywood Common — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB

Robinia (T14) - front garden - fell to gorund level and remove stump;Silver Birch (T15) - front garden - crown lift to 2.5-3m, cutting to branch coller; achieve clearance between canopy and dwelling of 1.5m cutting to suitable growing point.
2 more applications for this property
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11 March 2021Most recent
£621,500
+50.1%over 13 years16 November 2007
£414,000
+80.0%over 7 years9 December 1999
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM2 8QF: £360,000 (2025–2004).
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
CM2 8LS
Closest school
0.7 km
Galleywood Infant School. 9 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB
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