Semi-Detached

37 BURNELL GATE

CHELMSFORD GARDEN, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM1 6ED

£589,250

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View CM1 6ED

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Montagu Gardens	0.1 miles
Shop	Specsavers	0.2 miles
Train station	Beaulieu Park	0.6 miles
University	Writtle School of Design	3.6 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

172 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1996-2002

Last sold

£589,250 Apr 2026

Price per m²

£3,426/m²

Local average

£444,968 (73 sales)

Street crime

112 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 16/09/2025

Expiry date: 15/09/2035

Current heating cost: £1,237/year

Potential heating cost: £1,237/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £9,000

Recommendations

Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	10/04/2026	£589,250	Semi-detached	—	£590,995 to May 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£589,250
listed	30/06/2025	£600,000
sold	01/01/2004	£234,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
65 PETUNIA CRESCENT, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM1 6YR	£438,000	15/12/2025	Semi-detached
3 BEGONIA CLOSE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM1 6NL	£440,000	27/11/2025	Semi-detached
91 PETUNIA CRESCENT, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM1 6YR	£460,000	22/08/2025	Semi-detached
18 RENOIR PLACE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM1 6FP	£397,000	17/11/2023	Semi-detached
63 PETUNIA CRESCENT, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM1 6YR	£385,000	29/09/2023	Semi-detached
46 BEGONIA CLOSE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM1 6NL	£365,000	29/09/2022	Semi-detached
8 RAPHAEL DRIVE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM1 6FX	£465,000	14/06/2022	Semi-detached
6 RAPHAEL DRIVE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM1 6FX	£320,000	13/05/2022	Semi-detached

Area average: £408,750 (8 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 4.9%

10y growth 17.8%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Chelmsford. Series: Semi-detached. As of May 2026.

1y (index) 1.9%

5y (index) 18.1%

10y (index) 37.9%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Chelmsford. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,302/mo

Realistic £1,447/mo

Optimistic £1,592/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Chelmsford.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Chelmsford: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Terraced House, Petunia Crescent, CM1	£1,700/mo	3	0.3 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Bungalow, Tythe Close, CM1	£1,450/mo	2	0.68 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Harold Teager Crescent, CM1	£1,950/mo	2	0.83 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Semi-Detached House, Choat Place, CM1	£1,450/mo	1	0.86 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Choat Place, CM1	£1,700/mo	2	0.88 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Springfield Road, CM2	£1,200/mo	2	0.9 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,575/mo (6 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.27%

Max investor price (0.8%) £196,875

Target investor price (1%) £157,500

Gross yield 3.2%

Cost-to-rent ratio 31.2×

Monthly cashflow £-928/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -6.5%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~179 m² (0.04 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	47
Anti-social behaviour	12
Shoplifting	12
Other theft	9
Burglary	5
Criminal damage and arson	5
Public order	5
Vehicle crime	5
Drugs	4
Other crime	4
Possession of weapons	2
Bicycle theft	1
Robbery	1
Total incidents	112

Within 1 mile during Jun 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 12 Nov 2012
Springfield Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 8 Dec 2021
The Beaulieu Park School	Other	0.6 miles	Outstanding — 8 Mar 2023
New Hall School	Other	0.7 miles	— (No rating)
The Boswells School	Secondary	0.8 miles	Good — 17 May 2013

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 37 BURNELL GATE, CHELMSFORD GARDEN, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM1 6ED

## Property details

- Slug: `e50571d` (address key hash: `e50571d2e15c96e91fc993494411ac0478eb5fa7`)
- Postcode: CM1 6ED
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 4
- Floor area: 172 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1996-2002
- Last sold: £589,250 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £3,426/m²
- Local average: £444,968 (73 sales)
- Street crime: 112 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £589,250
- Date: 2026-04-10
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 15/09/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,237/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,000

### Recommendations
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0310-2296-4510-2695-0451)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-10 | £589,250 | Semi-detached | — | £590,995 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-f679-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 37 BURNELL GATE, CHELMSFORD GARDEN, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM1 6ED | £589,250 | 10/04/2026 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [163976186](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/c9edb41)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £589,250 |
| listed | 2025-06-30 | £600,000 |
| sold | 2004-01-01 | £234,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 65 PETUNIA CRESCENT, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM1 6YR | £438,000 | 15/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 3 BEGONIA CLOSE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM1 6NL | £440,000 | 27/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 91 PETUNIA CRESCENT, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM1 6YR | £460,000 | 22/08/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 18 RENOIR PLACE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM1 6FP | £397,000 | 17/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 63 PETUNIA CRESCENT, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM1 6YR | £385,000 | 29/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 46 BEGONIA CLOSE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM1 6NL | £365,000 | 29/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 8 RAPHAEL DRIVE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM1 6FX | £465,000 | 14/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 6 RAPHAEL DRIVE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM1 6FX | £320,000 | 13/05/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £408,750 (8 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 4.9%
- **10y growth:** 17.8%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Chelmsford; Semi-detached series; as of May 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 18.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 37.9%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Chelmsford). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,302/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,447/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,592/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Chelmsford (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Petunia Crescent, CM1 | £1,700/mo | 3 | 0.3 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Bungalow, Tythe Close, CM1 | £1,450/mo | 2 | 0.68 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Harold Teager Crescent, CM1 | £1,950/mo | 2 | 0.83 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Semi-Detached House, Choat Place, CM1 | £1,450/mo | 1 | 0.86 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Choat Place, CM1 | £1,700/mo | 2 | 0.88 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Springfield Road, CM2 | £1,200/mo | 2 | 0.9 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,575/mo (6 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.27% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £196,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £157,500

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,575/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 31.2×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-928/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -6.5%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 47 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 |
| Shoplifting | 12 |
| Other theft | 9 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **112** |

*Within 1 mile during Jun 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 12 Nov 2012 |
| Springfield Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 8 Dec 2021 |
| The Beaulieu Park School | Other | 0.6 miles | Outstanding — 8 Mar 2023 |
| New Hall School | Other | 0.7 miles | — (No rating) |
| The Boswells School | Secondary | 0.8 miles | Good — 17 May 2013 |