CM1 2SD, Chelmsford
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Average sold price
£386,028
9 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£390,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in CM1 2SD
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8, Benedict Drive | 11 Mar 2026 | £390,000 | Semi-detached |
| 20, Benedict Drive | 31 Mar 2025 | £457,500 | Semi-detached |
| 3, Benedict Drive | 14 Mar 2025 | £412,500 | Semi-detached |
| 21, Benedict Drive | 18 Nov 2022 | £411,250 | Semi-detached |
| 7, Benedict Drive | 19 Dec 2018 | £375,000 | Semi-detached |
| 22, Benedict Drive | 31 Jul 2018 | £415,000 | Semi-detached |
| 16, Benedict Drive | 3 Jul 2017 | £300,000 | Semi-detached |
| 18, Benedict Drive | 10 Feb 2017 | £398,000 | Semi-detached |
| 14, Benedict Drive | 12 Jul 2016 | £315,000 | Semi-detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in CM1 2SD
- Benedict Drive£390k
Schools near CM1 2SD
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westlands Community Primary School | Primary | Good | 0.2 mi |
| Hylands School | Secondary | Requires improvement | 0.6 mi |
| The Hawthorns School | Free schools special | – | 0.6 mi |
| The Sir Geoff Hurst Academy | Free schools special | – | 0.6 mi |
| Maltese Road Primary School | Primary | – | 0.7 mi |
| Kings Road Primary School | Primary | Good | 0.8 mi |
Living in CM1 2SD
Nearest stations
- Chelmsford station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
- Beaulieu Park station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 8 min walk
- Ingatestone station 5.4 mi · 1 hr 49 min walk
Supermarkets
- The Co-operative Food 0.3 mi
- Tesco Express 0.4 mi
- Morrisons Daily 0.4 mi
- Cook 0.6 mi
Pharmacies
- Writtle Road Pharmacy 0.7 mi
- The Village Pharmacy 0.9 mi
- Melbourne Pharmacy 1.0 mi
Dentists
- Dental Surgery 0.8 mi
- Goodleigh Dental Practice 0.8 mi
- Orthoworld 2000 Ltd 0.9 mi
GP surgeries
- Whitley House Surgery 0.7 mi
- The Writtle Surgery 0.9 mi
- Chelmer Medical Partnership 1.1 mi
Mobile signal
4G indoors from all four networks: 83% of homes in Chelmsford (England & Wales 89%).
Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.
Deprivation
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Decile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 8 of 10 |
| Employment | 6 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 8 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 8 of 10 |
| Crime | 7 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 10 of 10 |
| Living environment | 9 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in CM1 2SD
Ethnic group
| Here | Chelmsford | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 87% | 88.5% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 8.3% | 5.3% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 1.5% | 2.6% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.5% | 0.9% |
Religion
| Here | Chelmsford | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 50.1% | 48% |
| No religion | 35.4% | 41.2% |
| Not answered | 6.5% | 5.8% |
| Hindu | 3.4% | 1.7% |
| Muslim | 2.6% | 2% |
| Other religion | 1% | 0.4% |
| Buddhist | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| Jewish | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Country of birth
| Here | Chelmsford | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| Born outside the UK | 11.9% | 11.9% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Chelmsford | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 36% | 33.9% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 16.1% | 17.5% |
| No qualifications | 14.6% | 15.2% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 14.2% | 15.2% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Other qualifications | 2.7% | 2.6% |
General health
| Here | Chelmsford | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 48% | 51.6% |
| Good health | 36.5% | 33.8% |
| Fair health | 11.9% | 11% |
| Bad health | 2.7% | 2.8% |
| Very bad health | 0.8% | 0.8% |
Occupation
| Here | Chelmsford | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 28.1% | 23.1% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 14.3% | 15.1% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 14.1% | 14.6% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 11.6% | 10.9% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 7.7% | 7.6% |
| Elementary occupations | 6.8% | 8.1% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 6.7% | 9.3% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 5.8% | 4.9% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 4.8% | 6.4% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Chelmsford | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 49% | 41.9% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 30.2% | 31% |
| No cars or vans in household | 11.4% | 14.9% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 9.4% | 12.3% |
Economic activity
| Here | Chelmsford | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 56.1% | 61.6% |
| Economically inactive | 42.9% | 36.5% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1% | 1.9% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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