2 Sandford Court, Sandford Road, Chelmsford, CM2 6DD

UPRN:10013266936Purpose Built Flat2 bedsBuilt 2007-2011

LeaseholdCouncil Tax: Band DEPC: B (85)

Data freshness:Listing· freshPlanning· 4mo agoOwnership· freshEPC· 6mo agoRisk· 5mo agoCrime· freshConnectivity· 1mo agoSchools· 1mo agoAmenities· 2mo agoArea· Census 2021Council Tax· 1mo ago

2 Sandford Court, Sandford Road, Chelmsford, CM2 6DD

HP Score

/ 100

Strong

Verdict

yesterday

Verdict: INVESTIGATE, on a scale of Buy, Investigate, Avoid.
Strong fundamentals; flood risk not assessed

Evidence

20 of 21 sources

Sale Estimate

£271,000

£258k - £285kHigh

Estimate

£271k

Range

£258k – £285k

Rent Estimate (pcm)

£1,450

£1k - £2k

Monthly

£1,450

Yield

6.21%

Verdict

Derived from HomePortfolio scores

2 Sandford Court earns an INVESTIGATE rating with HP Score 84/100. Investment score 74/100 reflects strong fundamentals. Crime intensity is very low. Walkability is good (77/100). Flood risk is not assessed: check the Environment Agency long-term flood map before offering. Tenure is leasehold. Every figure here comes from the live HomePortfolio API; anything it does not publish is left out.

Key SourcesEPC RegisterPortal listingsOfcom Connected NationsOfcom mobile coverageMarket estimates (third-party AVM)HM Land Registry sales matched to addressDefra strategic noise mapping, England Round 4 (Contains Defra data © Crown copyright and database right 2023-2024, Open Government Licence v3.0)Walk ScoreONS Census 2021Police.ukHM Land Registry company ownershipHM Land Registry covenantsHM Land Registry leasesHM Land Registry Price PaidPlanIt / council planning portalsOverture Maps PlacesOfsted / DfE GIAS

HP Score

84/ 100

Strong

Investment Score

74/ 100

High

Crime Score

9/ 100

Low

Walkability

77/ 100

High

Transit & Bike

Transit 27Bike 71

Walk Score, out of 100

Opportunity

Not scored as an opportunity

We will not put a number on this one.

listing is a house but the valuation basis is the whole flat at this UPRN - value evidence is not comparable

Withholding a score is deliberate. A number built on missing or stale inputs would look more certain than the evidence allows.

Economics

What happens to your money

Your assumptions

Purchase price£280,000

At the asking price

Monthly rent£1,450/mo

Evidenced range £1,350-£1,550

Interest rate5.4%

Loan to value75%

Cash required: £89,300
Net cash flow: £59/mo
Cash on cash: 0.8%
Score at this price: -

After a 8% void allowance, 15% management and 10% maintenance. Lender coverage (rent ÷ interest): 1.53 - clears the usual 1.25 test. These are your assumptions, not evidence: only the pre-filled rent and price come from the record.

Risks

What could kill this deal

Score confidence is low
largely a single source - treat the number as a prompt, not a conclusion

Property risk deep-dive →flood, subsidence, crime, environment - the full domain

Plan

Before you offer

1. Commission a full structural survey, not a basic condition report.
The score prices market evidence, not the fabric of the building.

Every step above was generated from a specific gap or flag in the evidence - no generic advice, no invented tasks.

Valuation & Market

Sale Estimate£271,000

Rent Estimate (pcm)£1,450

Gross Yield6.21%

1y Growth-

3y Growth+0.6%

5y Growth+1.2%

10y Growth+2.6%

Last Sold Price£265,000 (2022-05-27)

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Risk Overview

Flood RiskUnknown
SubsidenceSignificant
RadonLow
MiningUnknown
LandslideLow
Air QualityLow
NoiseModerate

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Planning Activity

Recent Apps

0CM2 6DD

Approval Rate

-12mo

Development

low

85/0917/S73
Variation of condition 20 to approved planning application 85/0917 (Retail shopping centre, public house, restaurant, flat, wine bar, cinemas and small office suite with servicing and car parking and access thereto Class E(d) use to enable occupation as a gym.
Pending
26/05224/TPO
T1 Hawthorn -Fronting St margarets road - Fell. Reason: Tree is declining and unsafe ; T3 Oak- Deadwooded to prevent limbs falling onto members of the public; G1 includes: london planes, silver birches, limes, oaks all others are low level mixed species- Lift by 1.5-2m to the sanford road side to improve visibility and ensure pedestrians, cyclists and large vehicles can safely use the road; T5 Lime - Cut back and lift the lime tree thats low limbs are pertruding into the car park by 2.5m
Pending
26/01425/FUL
Proposed ancillary annexe
Pending

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Ownership

Corporate Ownership54%
Overseas OwnershipNo
Lease Term Remaining-
CovenantsRestrictive
Lease TypeLeasehold
Last Ownership Change2022-05-27
SourceLand Registry

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Connectivity

Broadband (Standard)

15 Mbps

Mobile 4G/5G Coverage

EEThreeO2Vodafone

EV Charger

PTAL Rating

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Area Profile

Median EarningsLocal authority£35,791

Population Density4,533 /km²

Owner Occupied66%

Age Distribution

0-15 21%16-64 65%65+ 14%

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Schools Nearby

Trinity Road Primary School
0.2 mi
-
The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford
0.4 mi
Report card2026
Ofsted no longer awards a single overall grade.
Chelmsford Hospital School
0.4 mi
Outstanding
Anglia Ruskin University
0.5 mi
-

7 of 11 nearby schools with published figures were oversubscribed in 2026 - demand, not a catchment.

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Comparables

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Boundary data not available for this property

No registered title polygon, building footprint, or street match for this property yet.

Why: No HMLR INSPIRE / OSM footprint / OS Open USRN match for this UPRN

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE / OpenStreetMap / OS Open USRN