Semi-Detached

12 VAN DIEMANS ROAD

CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 9QQ

£359,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Evans Cycles	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Army & Navy	0.1 miles
Hospital	Chelmsford and Essex (C&E) Centre	0.5 miles
Train station	Chelmsford	0.9 miles
University	Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford Campus	1.2 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

84 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1930-1949

Last sold

£359,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£4,274/m²

Local average

£454,205 (75 sales)

Street crime

537 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: F

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 30/01/2025

Expiry date: 29/01/2035

Current heating cost: £2,378/year

Potential heating cost: £501/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £24,745

EPC F or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Increase loft insulation to 270 mm (£100 - £350)
50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£4,000 - £14,000)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£20)
Change heating to gas condensing boiler (£3,000 - £7,000)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	29/01/2026	£359,000	Semi-detached	—	£363,312 to April 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	£359,000
listed	03/09/2025	£369,995

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
2A FLAT 2 LYNMOUTH AVENUE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 0TP	£1,050,000	18/12/2025	Semi-detached
13 HONYWOOD GARDENS, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 0GB	£417,500	04/12/2023	Semi-detached
117 LADY LANE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 0TJ	£620,000	24/11/2023	Semi-detached
8 FRASER CLOSE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 0TD	£435,000	21/11/2023	Semi-detached
17 FRASER CLOSE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 0TD	£420,000	27/10/2023	Semi-detached
33 LANGDALE GARDENS, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 9QH	£434,000	25/10/2023	Semi-detached
9 GOLDLAY AVENUE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 0TL	£575,000	25/08/2023	Semi-detached
14 FRASER CLOSE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 0TD	£430,000	01/12/2022	Semi-detached
20 MEADGATE AVENUE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 7LG	£335,000	24/11/2022	Semi-detached
11 HONYWOOD GARDENS, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 0GB	£485,000	18/11/2022	Semi-detached
1 FRASER CLOSE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 0TD	£420,000	21/10/2022	Semi-detached
65 LADY LANE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 0TQ	£700,000	23/09/2022	Semi-detached
21 MOULSHAM CHASE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 0TB	£352,000	09/09/2022	Semi-detached
65 LYNMOUTH AVENUE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 0TR	£400,000	17/08/2022	Semi-detached
34 FRASER CLOSE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 0TD	£625,000	04/08/2022	Semi-detached
238 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 9QR	£425,000	29/07/2022	Semi-detached
23 MOULSHAM DRIVE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 9PX	£570,000	19/07/2022	Semi-detached
20 MOULSHAM DRIVE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 9PX	£560,000	14/07/2022	Semi-detached
26 AMCOTES PLACE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 9HZ	£330,000	11/07/2022	Semi-detached
19 GOLDLAY GARDENS, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 0EN	£400,000	11/04/2022	Semi-detached

Area average: £499,175 (20 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 -4.7%

10y growth 20.6%

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

1y (index) 1.9%

5y (index) 16.7%

10y (index) 35.5%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,301/mo

Realistic £1,445/mo

Optimistic £1,590/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Chelmsford.

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

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.4%

Max investor price (0.8%) £180,625

Target investor price (1%) £144,500

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).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	189
Shoplifting	77
Anti-social behaviour	65
Public order	46
Other theft	38
Drugs	36
Vehicle crime	18
Other crime	15
Criminal damage and arson	13
Burglary	10
Possession of weapons	10
Robbery	10
Bicycle theft	5
Theft from the person	5
Total incidents	537

Within 1 mile during May 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
Oaklands Infant School	Primary	0.5 miles	Outstanding — 8 Nov 2013
Moulsham Infant School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 10 Jun 2013
Moulsham Junior School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 22 May 2018
Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 24 Jun 2013
Chelmsford College	Other	0.6 miles	— (No rating)

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
23/11/2015	29/09/2015	1	1

# 12 VAN DIEMANS ROAD, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 9QQ

## Property details

- Slug: `4a164a9` (address key hash: `4a164a907603342c6df1afbccb93e80daecc9f55`)
- Postcode: CM2 9QQ
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 84 m²
- EPC rating: F
- Year built: England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Last sold: £359,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £4,274/m²
- Local average: £454,205 (75 sales)
- Street crime: 537 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £359,000
- Date: 2026-01-29
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** F
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 29/01/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £2,378/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £24,745

### Recommendations
- A (£100 - £350)
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- E (£20)
- T (£3,000 - £7,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0350-2160-3490-2275-8655)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-29 | £359,000 | Semi-detached | — | £363,312 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-2275-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 12 VAN DIEMANS ROAD, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 9QQ | £359,000 | 29/01/2026 | 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: [166542080](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/a6d9d2b)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £359,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-03 | £369,995 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 2A FLAT 2 LYNMOUTH AVENUE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 0TP | £1,050,000 | 18/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 13 HONYWOOD GARDENS, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 0GB | £417,500 | 04/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 117 LADY LANE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 0TJ | £620,000 | 24/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 8 FRASER CLOSE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 0TD | £435,000 | 21/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 17 FRASER CLOSE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 0TD | £420,000 | 27/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 33 LANGDALE GARDENS, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 9QH | £434,000 | 25/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 9 GOLDLAY AVENUE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 0TL | £575,000 | 25/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 14 FRASER CLOSE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 0TD | £430,000 | 01/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 20 MEADGATE AVENUE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 7LG | £335,000 | 24/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 11 HONYWOOD GARDENS, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 0GB | £485,000 | 18/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 1 FRASER CLOSE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 0TD | £420,000 | 21/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 65 LADY LANE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 0TQ | £700,000 | 23/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 21 MOULSHAM CHASE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 0TB | £352,000 | 09/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 65 LYNMOUTH AVENUE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 0TR | £400,000 | 17/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 34 FRASER CLOSE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 0TD | £625,000 | 04/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 238 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 9QR | £425,000 | 29/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 23 MOULSHAM DRIVE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 9PX | £570,000 | 19/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 20 MOULSHAM DRIVE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 9PX | £560,000 | 14/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 26 AMCOTES PLACE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 9HZ | £330,000 | 11/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 19 GOLDLAY GARDENS, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 0EN | £400,000 | 11/04/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £499,175 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -4.7%
- **10y growth:** 20.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 1.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.7%
- **10y growth (index):** 35.5%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,301/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,445/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,590/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.4% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £180,625
- **Target investor price (1%):** £144,500

*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 Area rent estimate.*

## 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 | 189 |
| Shoplifting | 77 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 65 |
| Public order | 46 |
| Other theft | 38 |
| Drugs | 36 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Other crime | 15 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 13 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Possession of weapons | 10 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Bicycle theft | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
| **Total incidents** | **537** |

*Within 1 mile during May 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Oaklands Infant School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Outstanding — 8 Nov 2013 |
| Moulsham Infant School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 10 Jun 2013 |
| Moulsham Junior School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 22 May 2018 |
| Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 24 Jun 2013 |
| Chelmsford College | Other | 0.6 miles | — (No rating) |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #11276632
- **Address:** 12 Van Diemans Road, CHELMSFORD, CM2 9QQ
- **Certificate Issued:** 23/11/2015
- **Work Completed:** 29/09/2015
- **Items:** 1 window(s), 1 door(s)