2 Helen How, Boreham Road, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1NJ
About 2 Helen How
2 Helen How is a semi-detached house in Great Leighs, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 1NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 89 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 Helen How has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
2 Helen How has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£342,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Helen How homes
On habitable rooms, 2 Helen How stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 68 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
St Annes Castle — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Great Leighs Primary School. 1 school 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
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB







