2 Railway Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1QS

UPRN:10013270283Purpose Built Flat2 bedsBuilt 1900-1929

LeaseholdCouncil Tax: Band BEPC: D (67)

Data freshness:Listing· freshOwnership· freshEPC· 6mo agoRisk· 5mo agoConnectivity· 1mo agoSchools· 1mo agoAmenities· 2mo agoArea· Census 2021Council Tax· 4mo ago

HP Score

/ 100

Mixed

Verdict

today

Verdict: INVESTIGATE, on a scale of Buy, Investigate, Avoid.
Mixed signals - investigate

Evidence

18 of 21 sources

Sale Estimate

£305,000

£290k - £320kHigh

Estimate

£305k

Range

£290k – £320k

Rent Estimate (pcm)

£1,850

£2k - £2k

Monthly

£1,850

Yield

7.40%

Verdict

Derived from HomePortfolio scores

2 Railway Street earns an INVESTIGATE rating with HP Score 65/100. Investment score 60/100 reflects moderate fundamentals. Crime intensity is elevated. Walkability is excellent (85/100). 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 NationsMarket estimates (third-party AVM)Defra 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

65/ 100

Mixed

Investment Score

60/ 100

Moderate

Crime Score

75/ 100

Elevated

Walkability

85/ 100

Excellent

Transit & Bike

Transit 37Bike 71

Walk Score, out of 100

Opportunity

Not scored as an opportunity

We will not put a number on this one.

listing is 'Sold subject to contract' - sale already progressing, not an actionable opportunity

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£300,000

At the asking price

Monthly rent£1,850/mo

Evidenced range £1,750-£1,950

Interest rate5.4%

Loan to value75%

Cash required: £96,300
Net cash flow: £268/mo
Cash on cash: 3.3%
Score at this price: -

After a 8% void allowance, 15% management and 10% maintenance. Lender coverage (rent ÷ interest): 1.83 - 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£305,000

Rent Estimate (pcm)£1,850

Gross Yield7.40%

1y Growth-

3y Growth+0.4%

5y Growth+1.1%

10y Growth+2.7%

Last Sold Price-

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Risk Overview

Flood RiskUnknown
SubsidenceSignificant
RadonLow
MiningUnknown
LandslideLow
Air QualityLow
NoiseLow

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Planning Activity

Recent Apps

1CM1 1QS

Approval Rate

-12mo

Development

low

26/05212/TPO
T2 - Purple Leaved Plum - Crown reduction of 5m - Reason: Significantly overgrown, impending the walkway and road.
Pending
26/05685/CAT
Cedar - In car park - Crown lift over road/carpark to 5.2m. Reason: To prevent high sided vehicles hitting the tree Tree of heaven - The removal of two limbs growing towards the flats by 6m back to good pruning points. Pruning back higher branches by 1,5m. Ash tree - Removal of limb at 1.2m from base to crown lift the tree to 4m. Reduction of remaining limbs hanging towards the flats by 2m. Silver Birch - Prune back higher branches by 2m, crown lift to 3m. Cherry - Crown reduction by 2m. Whitebeam (Tree by carport)- Fell and treat stump with appropriate herbicides. Reason: This tree is too close to building and drainage
Pending
26/01341/ADV
Proposed installation of illuminated and non-illuminated signage to existing building.
Pending

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Ownership

Corporate Ownership50.2%
Overseas OwnershipNo
Lease Term Remaining-
CovenantsRestrictive
Lease TypeLeasehold
Last Ownership Change-
SourceLand Registry

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Connectivity

Broadband (Standard)

17 Mbps

Mobile 4G/5G Coverage

EV Charger

PTAL Rating

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Area Profile

Median EarningsLocal authority£35,791

Population Density-

Owner Occupied32%

Age Distribution

0-15 12%16-64 82%65+ 6%

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Schools Nearby

King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
0.1 mi
Report card2026
Ofsted no longer awards a single overall grade.
Maltese Road Primary School
0.2 mi
Good
Chelmsford County High School for Girls
0.4 mi
Outstanding
Anglia Ruskin University
0.5 mi
-

5 of 8 nearby schools with published figures were oversubscribed in 2026 - demand, not a catchment.

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Comparables

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48 Railway Street
-
£245k
-
56 Railway Street
-
£330k
-
40 Railway Street
-
£193k
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56 Railway Street
-
£330k
-

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