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About 17 Dorset Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 Dorset Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Chelmsford (CM2 9TZ). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
Sale prices here have outpaced Chelmsford HPI: 3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£520/sq ft) was about 122.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £660,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 17 Dorset Avenue, Chelmsford, CM2 9TZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jun 2012ExtensionAmendmentPending
Non-material amendment to permission reference 10/00053/FUL (Single and two storey rear/side extensions and front porch.) to change roof from hipped roof to a mono pitched roof with velux window to rear of house.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 17 Dorset Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£708,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 3 years.
Last sold (2022)
£660,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Dorset Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 17 Dorset Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,593
Street avg £4,008
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB
Everything within walking distance
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