8 Victoria Road, Cold Norton, Chelmsford, CM3 6JD
About 8 Victoria Road
8 Victoria Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Cold Norton, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 6JD). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1316 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 41). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in October 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 122 m² it's 17.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (148 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £442,000 is 44.9% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 70.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
8 Victoria Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Apr 2019
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history at 8 Victoria Road is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
3 applications on record at 8 Victoria Road, Cold Norton, Chelmsford, CM3 6JD
- Aug 2017Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Reduce maple trees to previous reduction points of 3.5m
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00700/WTPO
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksMay 2024Decision
- Tree WorksAug 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
8 Victoria Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£442,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 12 years.
£305,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
1 October 2009Most recent
£305,000
+134.6%over 11 years2 December 1997
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 6JD: £600,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in CM3 6JD
The Buffs, Victoria Road, Cold Norton, Chelmsford, CM3 6JD
Sold Nov 2024
£600,0009 Victoria Road, Cold Norton, Chelmsford, CM3 6JD
Sold Jan 2021
£685,0001 Victoria Road, Cold Norton, Chelmsford, CM3 6JD
Sold Aug 2019
£735,0003 Victoria Road, Cold Norton, Chelmsford, CM3 6JD
Sold Feb 2016
£530,000Cranswick Lodge, Victoria Road, Cold Norton, Chelmsford, CM3 6JD
Sold Feb 2016
£1,499,999
Versus other Victoria Road homes
On epc rating, 8 Victoria Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,495
Street avg £2,807
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 174 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
0.1 km
The Norton — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Cold Norton Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







