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3 bed house for sale Raphael Drive, Chelmsford, CM1

Guide Price

£450,000

Added on 20/10/2026

Type: Detached
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 0
Tenure: Freehold

Key features

Three-bedroom detached home
Spacious living room
Separate dining room with French doors to garden
Ground floor cloakroom
Two double bedrooms and a further single bedroom
Modern family bathroom
Driveway providing off-road parking
Attached garage
Enclosed rear garden with patio and lawn
Popular Springfield location close to local amenities and schools

About this property

The entrance lobby leads into the living room and gives access to the cloakroom. The living room has stairs rising to the first floor a window to the front and leads through to the dining room which has French doors opening onto the rear garden and a door to the kitchen. The kitchen is fitted with a range of wall and base units, work surfaces and there is space for a selection of freestanding appliances, together with a window overlooking the rear garden.

Floorplan

Council tax

Ask agent

Per year

Band A

£1,533
Band B

£1,789
Band C

£2,045
Band D

£2,300
Band E

£2,811
Band F

£3,322
Band G

£3,834
Band H

£4,600

The agent hasn't said which band this home is in; you can look it up on GOV.UK. In Chelmsford, 2026/27 bills run from £1,533 a year in band A to £4,600 in band H.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across Chelmsford, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone.

Price guide

100 comparables · within 2.9 miles

Priced above 52% of the 3-bed houses for sale nearby right now.

This home, £450,000 Median £425,000 · £334,000 – £536,500

Compared with 100 3-bed houses for sale within 2.9 miles, on the market now or already under offer. The range is the middle 80% of their asking prices.

Location

Raphael Drive, Chelmsford, CM1

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £450,000

£225k £675k

Deposit10% £45,000

£0 £450k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £405,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £90,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
16, Raphael Drive Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Apr 2026	560 sq ft £595/sq ft	560 sq ft	£595	£333,000
36, Raphael Drive Detached	Detached	Mar 2026	1,087 sq ft £437/sq ft	1,087 sq ft	£437	£475,000
18, Raphael Drive Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Feb 2025	560 sq ft £616/sq ft	560 sq ft	£616	£345,000
28, Raphael Drive Terraced	Terraced	Jul 2023	366 sq ft £669/sq ft	366 sq ft	£669	£245,000
16, Raphael Drive Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Feb 2023	560 sq ft £581/sq ft	560 sq ft	£581	£325,000
8, Raphael Drive Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Jun 2022	1,001 sq ft £465/sq ft	1,001 sq ft	£465	£465,000
6, Raphael Drive Semi-detached	Semi-detached	May 2022	592 sq ft £541/sq ft	592 sq ft	£541	£320,000
10, Raphael Drive Semi-detached	Semi-detached	May 2021	947 sq ft £389/sq ft	947 sq ft	£389	£368,000