1 Attwoods Close, Chelmsford, CM2 8QJ
About 1 Attwoods Close
1 Attwoods Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Chelmsford (CM2 8QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. An application is currently awaiting a decision. Last sale on file: £415,000 in June 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £487,000 is 17.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£424/sq ft) was about 71.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 91 m² it's 24% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 17 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
There is a planning application currently awaiting a decision.
3 applications on record at 1 Attwoods Close, Chelmsford, CM2 8QJ
3 live now- Jul 2025PorchFullOutcome in report
Proposed new porch, replacement of existing garage with larger garage and conversion of bungalow to one and a half storey house.
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00768/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- TreesJan 2026Decision
- RenovationAug 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£487,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 18 years.
£415,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£415,000
+26.9%over 11 years18 May 2010
£327,000
+21.1%over 2 years12 July 2007
£270,000
+3.8%over 4 years3 April 2003
£259,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM2 8QJ: £490,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in CM2 8QJ
Versus other Attwoods Close homes
On price per m², 1 Attwoods Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,560
Street avg £3,369
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
12/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Keene Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB







