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Get started4 Arbutus Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Chelmsford (CM2 9HW). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2015. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Chelmsford HPI: 7.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £430,000 is 28.4% above the 2016 sale price. At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in May 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
The construction of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by a maximum depth of 4m, for which the maximum height would be 2.9m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.2m.
4 Arbutus Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£430,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 20 years.
£335,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 20 years.
4 Arbutus Close outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,638
Street avg £2,710
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
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27 May 2016Most recent
£335,000
+337.9%over 20 years26 March 1996
£76,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM2 9HW: £260,000 (2018–2007).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
CM2 9TZ
Heath Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Moulsham High School. 21 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB
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