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EPC B
About 17a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17a is a semi-detached house in Chelmsford (CM2 9TY). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2019) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94).
Sale prices here have outpaced Chelmsford HPI: 12% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£485/sq ft) was about 99.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2020 at £350,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
17a ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Oct 2019
EPC Rating
A
B
B81
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.4 t/year
Occupancy
—
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 17a, Avenue Road, Chelmsford, CM2 9TY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jun 2024Loft ConversionOutlinePending
Loft conversion forming rear dormer and front roof lights
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2010.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£379,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.0% per year over 10 years.
Last sold (2020)
£350,000
Growth on file: 12.0% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Avenue Road homes
Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
17a outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,224
Street avg £3,586
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 108 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chelmsford district page.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM2 9TY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 54 points of interest in total.
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