1 Evelyn Road, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1QQ
About 1 Evelyn Road
1 Evelyn Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Great Leighs, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 1QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 108), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Today's modelled estimate of £353,000 sits 50.2% above the 2016 sale of £235,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£520/sq ft) was about 65.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in September 2016.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- LandYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Jun 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Evelyn Road has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 1 Evelyn Road, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1QQ
- Dec 2016ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Proposed single storey side and rear extension
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/16/3097/HHF
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Sales history & valuation
£353,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£235,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 September 2016Most recent
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 1QQ: £451,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CM3 1QQ
21 Evelyn Road, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1QQ
Sold Jul 2025
£410,0004 Evelyn Road, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1QQ
Sold Jul 2024
£415,00023 Evelyn Road, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1QQ
Sold Nov 2023
£451,00039a, Evelyn Road, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1QQ
Sold Mar 2023
£1,050,00039b, Evelyn Road, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1QQ
Sold Dec 2022
£1,050,000
Versus other Evelyn Road homes
1 Evelyn Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,595
Street avg £4,104
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Evelyn Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 km
Great Leighs Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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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
43.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







