55, Back Road
55, Back Road
Description & Estimates
55, Back Road, Chelmsford is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 947 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 285 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 55, Back Road, Chelmsford is £470,314 and its rental estimate is £1,797 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Back Road, Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1 falls within the CM1 postal district, in the borough of Chelmsford.
Our Data Sources
55, Back Road, Chelmsford has a single entry in the Land Registry from October 2014 and a single entry in the EPC database dated August 2014.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 3 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 55, Back Road, Chelmsford, we estimate a market value of £493,830 and a rental value of £1,887 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £437,392 and £1,671 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 55, Back Road, Chelmsford has seen its estimated sale value move down by £3,887 (0.8%) and its estimated rental value increase by £62 per month (3.5%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.6%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 55, Back Road, Chelmsford as measuring 285 m2.
That makes it the 23rd largest plot in the postcode, where 34 of the 51 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
55, Back Road, Chelmsford has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 19 Aug 2014.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has partial secondary glazing. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 55, Back Road, Chelmsford completed on 31st October 2014 at £343,500 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 40.4% over the period since October 2014.
- Sold Oct 2014£343,500
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 55, Back Road, Chelmsford have sold within a radius of 960 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 9th October 2025, was 3, Home Mead, Chelmsford, CM1 3LH, a freehold house which sold for £495,000.
Read more about house prices in CM1.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 51 addresses on Back Road, Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1, 55, Back Road, Chelmsford comes out as the 24th largest and the 21st most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £55k more expensive than the average property across the CM1 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 700mWrittle Infant School
- 700mWrittle Junior School
- 2.3kmWestlands Community Primary School
- 1.5kmHylands School
- 3.3kmKing Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
- 3.7kmChelmsford County High School for Girls
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Public Transport Nearby
From 55, Back Road, Chelmsford, the nearest station is Chelmsford, 3.5 kilometres away.
- 3.5kmChelmsford
- 7.5kmIngatestone
- 7.6kmBeaulieu Park
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
