What type of property is 5 The Street, CM2 8QL?

5 The Street, CM2 8QL is a semi-detached house.

What did 5 The Street, CM2 8QL sell for?

5 The Street, CM2 8QL last sold for £675,000 in July 2023, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £295,000 in March 2022. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 5 The Street, CM2 8QL changed over time?

Across 3 sales between March 2022 and July 2023, 5 The Street, CM2 8QL rose from £295,000 to £675,000, a change of £380,000. That works out to roughly +86.3% per year compounded over 1 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 The Street, CM2 8QL?

The current EPC rating for 5 The Street, CM2 8QL is B with a score of 81 out of 100, lodged in March 2023. It has improved from a F recorded in April 2022 (4 bands). Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 The Street, CM2 8QL?

5 The Street, CM2 8QL has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (1,733 sq ft). That makes it about 137% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CM2 8QL. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 The Street, CM2 8QL heated?

The latest EPC at 5 The Street, CM2 8QL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5 The Street, CM2 8QL?

5 The Street, CM2 8QL is in council tax band C.

Where is 5 The Street, CM2 8QL located?

5 The Street, CM2 8QL sits in Galleywood, Chelmsford, Chelmsford. It falls within the CM2 postcode district in Essex.

Is 5 The Street, CM2 8QL in a safe area?

Police records around 5 The Street, CM2 8QL 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 5 The Street, CM2 8QL?

The closest primary school to 5 The Street, CM2 8QL is Galleywood Infant School (566m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Great Baddow High School (2.2km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 5 The Street, CM2 8QL?

The closest bus stop to 5 The Street, CM2 8QL is Keene Hall, 145m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 The Street, Galleywood, Chelmsford, CM2 8QL

EPC B3 sales on record3 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

161 m²

1733 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 81

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 The Street

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

5 The Street is a semi-detached house in Galleywood, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM2 8QL). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2023) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in April 2022 the rating was F, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good.

At 161 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2022–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 86.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£390/sq ft) was about 30.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £675,000 in July 2023.

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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 The Street ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Mar 2023

EPC Rating

B81

Main Heating

Electric & Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2023from Apr 2022

EPC improved fromF31toB81

Heating System

Storage HeatersGas Boiler

Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler

Main Fuel

ElectricGas

Connected to mains gas supply

Heating Controls

ManualFull Control

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water

Immersion (Off-Peak)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Windows

AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Wall Insulation

Uninsulated SolidInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Roof Insulation

UninsulatedInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Floor Insulation

UninsulatedInsulated

Floor insulation added or improved

Low Energy Lighting

69%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 The Street, Galleywood, Chelmsford, CM2 8QL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 The Street has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

3 applications on record at 5 The Street, Galleywood, Chelmsford, CM2 8QL

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Sept 2009
Extension
Outcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey and single storey front and rear extensions with hardstanding to frontage.
Reference
09/01105/FUL
Full record in report
More recent applications — locked
ExtensionNov 2022Non-material amendment to planning permission 22/00824/FUL (Two storey rear extension, front porch and hard standing driveway. One first floor side window.) to alter the extended roof to part pitched and part flat instead of all pitched. Extend the exisiting pitched roof back to the rear south facing (east side elevation plan), as approved ,and a flat roof on the infill section to the rear south facing (side west elevation) rather than conitnuation of the pitched roof to allow sufficent structural loads to the pitched trusses.Decision
PorchJul 2022Decision

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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.

Latest sale on 5 The Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£690,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 86.3% per year over 1 year.

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Last sold (2023)

£675,000

Growth on file: 86.3% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

24 July 2023Most recent
£675,000
+107.1%over 1 year
10 May 2022
£326,000
+10.5%
25 March 2022
£295,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM2 8QL: £285,000 (2025–2018).

Nearby sales in CM2 8QL

On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 The Street outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,193

Street avg £4,317

On par

Floor Area

161 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Strongly above

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

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Crime

12/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Keene Hall — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Galleywood Infant School. 9 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM2 8QL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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