# 31 LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 7EF

## Property details

- Slug: `70ed868` (address key hash: `70ed868ee9f392235e808c97cae4cc8ea4a2b3b2`)
- Postcode: CM2 7EF
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 114 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £499,950 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £4,386/m²
- Local average: £594,066 (39 sales)
- Street crime: 157 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £499,950
- Date: 2026-02-19
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 05/11/2034
- **Current heating cost:** £1,279/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £15,725

### Recommendations
- A (£100 - £350)
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- 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/4390-1665-0422-6405-3943)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-19 | £499,950 | Detached | +166.6% | £503,489 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-20bd-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2000-10-19 | £187,500 | Detached | — | £646,194 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/1e88efd0-f111-416a-94c8-9c9f8d6f10f0) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 31 LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 7EF | £499,950 | 19/02/2026 | Detached |
| 31 LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 7EF | £187,500 | 19/10/2000 | Detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [168527921](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/a7cbd88)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £499,950 |
| listed | 2025-10-23 | £500,000 |
| sold | 2000-01-01 | £187,500 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 30 BRITTEN CRESCENT, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 7ER | £655,000 | 12/12/2025 | Detached |
| 42 LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 7EG | £530,000 | 10/12/2025 | Detached |
| 2A LODGE AVENUE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 7EA | £900,000 | 09/11/2023 | Detached |
| 10 BRITTEN CRESCENT, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 7EP | £665,000 | 31/08/2023 | Detached |
| 3 LODGE AVENUE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 7EA | £910,000 | 16/12/2022 | Detached |
| 16 SPALDING WAY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 7NZ | £500,000 | 10/11/2022 | Detached |
| 17 LODGE AVENUE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 7EA | £660,000 | 04/11/2022 | Detached |
| 7 BRITTEN CRESCENT, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 7EP | £660,000 | 02/09/2022 | Detached |
| 25 SPALDING WAY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 7NZ | £605,000 | 21/07/2022 | Detached |
| 61 LONGFIELD ROAD, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 7QH | £470,000 | 13/06/2022 | Detached |
| 7 BRAMSTON CLOSE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 7EW | £555,000 | 23/05/2022 | Detached |
| 41 TABORS AVENUE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 7EJ | £680,000 | 20/04/2022 | Detached |
| 4 OLDBURY AVENUE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 7EB | £560,000 | 09/03/2022 | Detached |
| 51 LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 7EG | £618,000 | 11/02/2022 | Detached |
| 3 OLDBURY AVENUE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 7EB | £525,000 | 05/01/2022 | Detached |
| 8 BRAMSTON CLOSE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 7EW | £635,000 | 20/12/2021 | Detached |
| 25 LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 7EF | £460,000 | 14/10/2021 | Detached |
| 59 SPALDING WAY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 7NZ | £520,000 | 26/08/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £617,111 (18 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -2.2%
- **10y growth:** 7.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Chelmsford; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 0.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 15.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 31.2%

## 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).*

## 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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| [Wharf Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/8e9ef7e) | £1,700/mo | 2 | 0.78 miles | Rightmove |
| 1 Bed Detached House, Colyers Reach, CM2 | £850/mo | 1 | 0.87 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,275/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.26% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £159,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £127,500

*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 £1,275/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.1%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 32.7×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-846/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -7%

*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 | 55 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 29 |
| Shoplifting | 18 |
| Other theft | 14 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **157** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Meadgate Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Octavia House Schools, Essex | Other | 0.4 miles | Outstanding — 28 Sep 2023 |
| Woodcroft Nursery School | Nursery | 0.6 miles | Good — 20 May 2013 |
| Larkrise Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 11 Jul 2024 |
| Baddow Hall Infant School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 13 Jun 2011 |

## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #9852296
- **Address:** 31 Longmead Avenue, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EF
- **Certificate Issued:** 14/10/2013
- **Work Completed:** 07/10/2013
- **Items:** 2 window(s)