7 Rookes Crescent
CM1 3GL
- Flat
- Leasehold
- 2 bedrooms (estimate)
- 614 sq ft
- EPC B
Comparable flats near 7 Rookes Crescent, CM1 3GL have recently sold for around £220,000, based on 12 completed sales since March 2025. That works out at about £352 per square foot. 7 Rookes Crescent last sold for £165,000 in December 2015.
Property type changes the answer more than anything else. The energy certificate register records 7 Rookes Crescent as a flat with a floor area of about 610 sq ft. Flats and houses nearby sell at very different prices, so the comparison above uses only homes of the same type. Every figure comes from HM Land Registry completed sales, with the source and date shown. Asking prices are never used.
Quick answers
- Roughly how much is 7 Rookes Crescent worth?
- Similar flats nearby have recently sold for around £220,000, or about £352 per square foot, according to HM Land Registry completed sales. Condition, layout and any lease terms can move the price for this home, which is why a local agent's valuation is the next step.
- Where can I see sold prices for CM1?
- ValuQ's sold-prices page for the district is at valuq.co.uk/sold-prices/cm1. It lists completed sales from HM Land Registry with floor areas from the energy certificate register.
What comparable sales show
Strong match£216,000
Range £190,000 to £242,000 · £352 per sq ft
Since last sale
+£51,000
+30.9% since Dec 2015, +2.5% a year
Rank in CM1 3GL
14th of 29
Postcode average £279,862
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
7 Rookes Crescent is a 2 bedroom leasehold flat in CM1 of about 614 sq ft.
Comparable completed sales nearby put it at £190,000 to £242,000, about £216,000 in the middle.
That makes it the 14th highest of the 29 homes we can compare in CM1 3GL, where the middle figure averages £279,862.
It last sold for £165,000 in December 2015; comparable sales suggest it has gained about £51,000 since, roughly +2.5% 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
£190,000
Middle
£216,000
Upper end
£242,000
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The street
Rookes Crescent and its sales
7 Rookes Crescent on the map
This home, the completed sales its figure is worked out from, and the other sales on Rookes Crescent. 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 7 Rookes Crescent compares with Rookes Crescent
Against the 6 completed sales on the street in the last two years
Price
Size
Per sq ft
- Its middle figure of £216,000 is 4% above the street's median sale price of £207,500.
- At 614 sq ft it is 5% below the median size of the homes sold here, 646 sq ft.
- That is £352 per sq ft, 4% above the street's median of £338 per sq ft.
- 4 of those 6 sales completed for less than this home's middle figure, and 2 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 Rookes Crescent
Completed sales registered with HM Land Registry, by quarter
- Sales in two years
- 6
- Average price
- £240,500
- Lowest
- £175,000
- Highest
- £450,000
| Quarter | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | 3 | £215,000 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | £200,000 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | £450,000 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 | £175,000 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q4 2026 | 0 | – |
| Type of home | Share of sales | Median price | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flats | 83% (5) | £200,000 | £335 |
| Terraced houses | 17% (1) | £450,000 | – |
Completed sales on Rookes Crescent
Every sale in the last two years. Choose an address to see that home's page.
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Size | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 Rookes CrescentCM1 3GL | Dec 2025 | £175,000 | Flat | 474 sq ft | £370 |
| 34 Rookes CrescentCM1 3GF | Aug 2025 | £450,000 | Terraced | 1,324 sq ft | £340 |
| 117 Rookes CrescentCM1 3GN | May 2025 | £200,000 | Flat | 614 sq ft | £326 |
| 27 Rookes CrescentCM1 3GL | Mar 2025 | £227,000 | Flat | 678 sq ft | £335 |
| 161 Rookes CrescentCM1 3GN | Mar 2025 | £176,000 | Flat | 420 sq ft | £419 |
| 15 Rookes CrescentCM1 3GL | Mar 2025 | £215,000 | Flat | 689 sq ft | £312 |
Energy
How efficient the home is
Energy performance certificate
From the official register for 7 Rookes Crescent, lodged 1 May 2013.
Rating now
B81 points
Could reach
B83 points
2 points higher with the improvements below
- Built
- 2003–2006
- Solar panels
- None recorded
What the assessor found
Each part of the home, with the certificate's own energy efficiency rating.
Walls
Cavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)
GoodRoof
(another dwelling above)
Not rated on the certificate
Floor
Suspended, insulated (assumed)
Not rated on the certificate
Heating
Electric storage heaters
AverageHeating controls
Automatic charge control
AverageHot water
Electric immersion, off-peak
AverageLighting
Low energy lighting in 43% of fixed outlets
AverageSecond heating
Room heaters, electric
Not rated on the certificate
Estimated running costs
A year, now and after the recommended improvements.
£35 a year less after the improvements
Heating
Hot water
Lighting
The assessor's estimates at the energy prices in use when the certificate was made (2013), for a typical household. Today's bills will differ.
Improvements the certificate recommends
In the certificate's order. Each rating assumes the steps before it are done.
- 1
Floor insulation
Typical cost £800–£1,200 · saves about £18 a year
Rating after82B - 2
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets
Typical cost £20 · saves about £18 a year
Rating after83B
Costs and savings are the certificate's own, as estimated when it was made.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2015 | £165,000 | +20.4% | +11.3% |
| March 2014 | £137,000 | −8.7% | −0.9% |
| August 2004 | £150,000 | +20.0% | +13.0% |
| February 2003 | £125,000 | First sale | – |
Nearby
Neighbours and the sales behind the figure
Homes in CM1 3GL
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Joseph Court Writtle RoadCM1 3WQ · Flat | £207,500 | May 2026 | 592 sq ft | £350 | 0.1 mi |
| 44 Crompton StreetCM1 3GP · Flat | £235,000 | May 2026 | 667 sq ft | £352 | 0.1 mi |
| 1 Parkinson DriveCM1 3GU · Flat | £200,000 | Dec 2025 | 592 sq ft | £338 | 0.1 mi |
| 72 Parkinson DriveCM1 3GH · Flat | £225,000 | Sept 2025 | 603 sq ft | £373 | < 0.1 mi |
| 41 Rookes CrescentCM1 3GL · Flat | £175,000 | Dec 2025 | 474 sq ft | £370 | < 0.1 mi |
| 27 Rookes CrescentCM1 3GL · Flat | £227,000 | Mar 2025 | 678 sq ft | £335 | < 0.1 mi |
| 3 Parkinson DriveCM1 3GU · Flat | £230,000 | Aug 2025 | 624 sq ft | £368 | 0.1 mi |
| 5 Evelyn PlaceCM1 3GZ · Flat | £247,000 | Dec 2025 | 560 sq ft | £441 | 0.1 mi |
| 15 Rookes CrescentCM1 3GL · Flat | £215,000 | Mar 2025 | 689 sq ft | £312 | < 0.1 mi |
| 7, Joseph Court Writtle RoadCM1 3WQ · Flat | £220,000 | Dec 2025 | 603 sq ft | £365 | 0.1 mi |
| 117 Rookes CrescentCM1 3GN · Flat | £200,000 | May 2025 | 614 sq ft | £326 | < 0.1 mi |
| 8 Evelyn PlaceCM1 3GY · Flat | £220,000 | Apr 2025 | 592 sq ft | £372 | 0.1 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 | 506 | £419,135 | 984 sq ft | £424 | −8.9% |
| Flats | 127 | £210,342 | 615 sq ft | £350 | −8.5% |
| Terraced | 110 | £370,232 | 908 sq ft | £425 | −5.3% |
| Semi-detached | 151 | £439,415 | 981 sq ft | £458 | −2.1% |
| Detached | 106 | £668,042 | 1,518 sq ft | £464 | +1.6% |
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Floor area and energy rating from the energy certificate of May 2013.
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