42 Hardy Close
CM1 1AE
- Flat
- Leasehold
- 581 sq ft
- EPC B
What comparable sales show
Few close matches: a rough guide£216,000
Range £164,000 to £268,000 · £371 per sq ft
Since last sale
−£24,000
−10.0% since Jan 2025, −5.5% a year
Rank in CM1 1AE
52nd of 55
Postcode average £381,091
From completed sales of similar homes nearby, adjusted for floor area. It cannot see condition, layout or recent work, so it is not a valuation.
In short
42 Hardy Close is a leasehold flat in CM1 of about 581 sq ft.
Comparable completed sales nearby put it at £164,000 to £268,000, about £216,000 in the middle.
That makes it the 52nd highest of the 55 homes we can compare in CM1 1AE, where the middle figure averages £381,091.
It last sold for £240,000 in January 2025; comparable sales suggest it has lost about £24,000 since, roughly −5.5% a year.
Across Chelmsford, average prices fell 2.4% in the year to August 2026.
Where in the range would yours sell?
Condition and improvements usually decide it, and only someone who sees the home can say.
Lower end
£164,000
Middle
£216,000
Upper end
£268,000
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The street
Hardy Close and its sales
42 Hardy Close on the map
This home, the completed sales its figure is worked out from, and the other sales on Hardy Close. Choose a pin for the address, size and date.
The Land Registry records a sale by its postcode, so pins sit at the postcode, close to the home, not on its doorstep. Map: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
How 42 Hardy Close compares with Hardy Close
Against the 8 completed sales on the street in the last two years
Price
Size
Per sq ft
- Its middle figure of £216,000 is 36% below the street's median sale price of £337,000.
- At 581 sq ft it is 38% below the median size of the homes sold here, 937 sq ft.
- That is £371 per sq ft, 15% below the street's median of £434 per sq ft.
- 1 of those 8 sales completed for less than this home's middle figure, and 7 for the same or more.
A comparison of completed sales, not a valuation: it cannot see condition, layout or work done since a home last sold.
Sales activity on Hardy Close
Completed sales registered with HM Land Registry, by quarter
- Sales in two years
- 8
- Average price
- £331,639
- Lowest
- £109,112
- Highest
- £480,000
| Quarter | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | 2 | £252,500 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | £299,000 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q4 2025 | 2 | £269,556 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 | £375,000 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q3 2026 | 1 | £480,000 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 | – |
| Type of home | Share of sales | Median price | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | 50% (4) | £442,500 | – |
| Flats | 50% (4) | £252,500 | – |
Completed sales on Hardy Close
Every sale in the last two years. Choose an address to see that home's page.
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Size | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Hardy CloseCM1 1AE | Jul 2026 | £480,000 | Terraced | 1,259 sq ft | £381 |
| 2 Hardy CloseCM1 1AE | Jan 2026 | £375,000 | Terraced | – | – |
| 56 Hardy CloseCM1 1AE | Dec 2025 | £430,000 | Terraced | – | – |
| 58 Hardy CloseCM1 1AE | Oct 2025 | £109,112 | Flat | – | – |
| 10 Hardy CloseCM1 1AE | May 2025 | £299,000 | Flat | 614 sq ft | £487 |
| 64 Hardy CloseCM1 1AE | Mar 2025 | £265,000 | Flat | – | – |
| 42 Hardy Close (this home)CM1 1AE | Jan 2025 | £240,000 | Flat | – | – |
| 28 Hardy CloseCM1 1AE | Dec 2024 | £455,000 | Terraced | – | – |
Energy
How efficient the home is
Energy performance certificate
From the official register for 42 Hardy Close, lodged 22 January 2019.
Rating now
B82 points
Could reach
B82 points
- Solar panels
- None recorded
What the assessor found
Each part of the home, with the certificate's own energy efficiency rating.
Heating
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
GoodHeating controls
Time and temperature zone control
Very goodHot water
From main system
GoodLighting
Low energy lighting in all fixed outlets
Very good
Estimated running costs
A year, now and after the recommended improvements.
Heating
Hot water
Lighting
The assessor's estimates at the energy prices in use when the certificate was made (2019), for a typical household. Today's bills will differ.
History
What it has sold for
Sale history
Every sale of this home registered with HM Land Registry since 1995
| Sold | Price paid | Change | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | £240,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| February 2019 | £240,000 | First sale | – |
Nearby
Neighbours and the sales behind the figure
Homes in CM1 1AE
Ranked by what comparable sales show. Choose one to see its page.
The completed sales behind the figure
Similar homes nearby, registered with HM Land Registry. Choose one to see its page.
| Home | Price | Sold | Size | Per sq ft | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Hardy CloseCM1 1AE · Flat | £299,000 | May 2025 | 614 sq ft | £487 | < 0.1 mi |
| Flat 37, Wells Crescent Marconi PlazaCM1 1GN · Flat | £130,000 | Apr 2026 | 592 sq ft | £220 | 0.2 mi |
| 21, Eccles Court Burgess SpringsCM1 1JB · Flat | £218,000 | Jan 2026 | 592 sq ft | £368 | 0.2 mi |
| 8 Wicks PlaceCM1 2GH · Flat | £227,500 | Dec 2025 | 635 sq ft | £358 | 0.2 mi |
| 65, Kings Tower Marconi PlazaCM1 1GS · Flat | £265,000 | Mar 2026 | 667 sq ft | £397 | 0.2 mi |
| 9, Lesley Court Rainsford RoadCM1 2WS · Flat | £230,000 | Jul 2026 | 710 sq ft | £324 | 0.2 mi |
| 23, Kings Tower Marconi PlazaCM1 1GS · Flat | £205,000 | Aug 2025 | 614 sq ft | £334 | 0.2 mi |
| 12, Kings Tower Marconi PlazaCM1 1GS · Flat | £275,000 | Jul 2026 | 786 sq ft | £350 | 0.2 mi |
| 12, Eccles Court Burgess SpringsCM1 1JB · Flat | £92,000 | Jan 2025 | 549 sq ft | £168 | 0.2 mi |
| Flat 25, Wells Crescent Marconi PlazaCM1 1GN · Flat | £160,000 | Nov 2024 | 570 sq ft | £280 | 0.2 mi |
| 20, Eccles Court Burgess SpringsCM1 1JB · Flat | £240,000 | Mar 2025 | 517 sq ft | £465 | 0.2 mi |
| Flat 4, Fenton Court Burgess SpringsCM1 1HW · Flat | £268,000 | Dec 2025 | 743 sq ft | £361 | 0.2 mi |
The area
CM1 at a glance
What buyers have paid in CM1
Completed sales in the last 12 months, against the 12 months before
Flats
Terraced
Semi-detached
Detached
| Type | Sales | Average price | Average size | Per sq ft | On the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | 521 | £460,052 | 982 sq ft | £424 | +4.1% |
| Flats | 135 | £210,755 | 612 sq ft | £348 | −8.3% |
| Terraced | 112 | £373,330 | 913 sq ft | £426 | −4.1% |
| Semi-detached | 152 | £438,593 | 979 sq ft | £458 | −2.4% |
| Detached | 109 | £664,381 | 1,500 sq ft | £465 | +1.0% |
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Floor area and energy rating from the energy certificate of January 2019.
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