18 Alder Drive, Chelmsford, CM2 9EY
About 18 Alder Drive
18 Alder Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chelmsford (CM2 9EY). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in May 2011. Today's modelled estimate of £378,000 sits 77.5% above the 2011 sale of £213,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£247/sq ft) was about 25.2% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
18 Alder Drive has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
18 Alder Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£378,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£213,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 May 2011Most recent
£213,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM2 9EY: £402,500 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in CM2 9EY
Versus other Alder Drive homes
18 Alder Drive outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,663
Street avg £3,906
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 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
12/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Alder Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Moulsham High School. 22 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB







