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3 bed property for sale Rainsford Lane, Chelmsford, CM1

Asking price

£425,000

Added on 28/09/2026

Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Size: £339 per sq ft
Tenure: Freehold

Council tax Band C £2,045 a year

Key features

CITY CENTRE LOCATION
NO ONWARD CHAIN
THREE BEDROOMS
GROUND FLOOR SHOWER ROOM
FIRST FLOOR BATHROOM
CLOSE TO STATION
CLOSE TO SHOPS
IN NEED OF SOME WORK
GAS CENTRAL HEATING
GARAGE

About this property

City centre location, three bedroom semi-detached house with garage at the rear and a ground floor shower room in addition to a first floor bathroom. Some modernisation required and offered with no onward chain.

Features

CITY CENTRE LOCATION

NO ONWARD CHAIN

THREE BEDROOMS

GROUND FLOOR SHOWER ROOM

FIRST FLOOR BATHROOM

CLOSE TO STATION

CLOSE TO SHOPS

IN NEED OF SOME WORK

GAS CENTRAL HEATING

GARAGE

Council Tax Band: C Tenure: Freehold

Rooms

PORCH

Floorplan

Council tax

Band C £2,045 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,533
Band B

£1,789
Band C

This home: £2,045
Band D

£2,300
Band E

£2,811
Band F

£3,322
Band G

£3,834
Band H

£4,600

This home is in band C, which costs £2,045 a year in Chelmsford for 2026/27.

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. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Price guide

This home

£339 / sq ft

Area average (sold)

£425 / sq ft

Price per area, sold homes nearby

£322 / sq ft

£339 / sq ft

£539 / sq ft

Lowest

This home

Highest

£339 per sq ft, below the middle of recent sales in CM1 (£322–£539, 10th–90th percentile, 1,804 sales over 24 months).

Lowest and highest are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 1,804 homes sold in CM1 over the last 24 months. This home's figure uses its asking price. All sold £/sq ft in CM1 →

Location

Rainsford Lane, Chelmsford, CM1

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £425,000

£212k £638k

Deposit10% £43,000

£0 £425k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £382,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £85,000 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
12, Rainsford Lane Detached	Detached	Nov 2021	1,281 sq ft £289/sq ft	1,281 sq ft	£289	£370,000
4, Rainsford Lane Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Aug 2019	1,033 sq ft £290/sq ft	1,033 sq ft	£290	£300,000
12, Rainsford Lane Detached	Detached	Jul 2015	1,281 sq ft £237/sq ft	1,281 sq ft	£237	£303,000
6, Rainsford Lane Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Aug 2002	893 sq ft £182/sq ft	893 sq ft	£182	£163,000
8, Rainsford Lane Terraced	Terraced	Dec 2000	1,184 sq ft £96/sq ft	1,184 sq ft	£96	£114,000
10, Rainsford Lane Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Aug 1999	936 sq ft £85/sq ft	936 sq ft	£85	£80,000
8, Rainsford Lane Terraced	Terraced	Jun 1999	1,184 sq ft £71/sq ft	1,184 sq ft	£71	£84,000