Varden Close, Chelmsford, CM1 4XS - detailed information

Varden Close is in Chelmsford and in Chelmsford district. CM1 4XS is located in the Patching Hall electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Chelmsford. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Varden Close, Chelmsford, CM1 4XS and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: CM1 4XT, CM1 4XL, CM1 4XR, CM1 2EG, CM1 4WG, CM1 2EL, CM1 4WH, CM1 4XU, CM1 2EQ.

Varden Close Street Report

Property Prices
Average Price: £342,010
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Schools
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Food And Drink
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Sport
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Broadband
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Safety
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Employment
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People
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Culture
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Property Prices

Average property prices on Varden Close are based on 36 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Chelmsford.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for CM1 4XS

Average Price
£342,010

Semi-Detached
£363,171

Terraced
£327,608

Detached
£439,441

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Varden Close

Average Price
£342,010

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Varden CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2023
16 Varden Close, Chelmsford, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£405,000	2023-03-24	£400,722
24 Varden Close, Chelmsford, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£318,000	2021-05-27	£350,231
15 Varden Close, Chelmsford, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£253,000	2020-06-30	£280,019
16 Varden Close, Chelmsford, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£346,500	2017-09-29	£393,712
4 Varden Close, Chelmsford, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£250,000	2017-03-29	£292,365

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tanglewood Nursery School Melbourne Avenue , CM1 2DX	4out of 4	437 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodcroft Nursery School Dorset Avenue , Great Baddow CM2 9UB	3out of 4	5,279 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Parkwood Academy Melbourne Avenue , CM1 2DX	3out of 4	442 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School Dickens Place , Copperfield Road CM1 4UU	4out of 4	606 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Pius X Catholic Primary School Tennyson Road , CM1 4HY	- not rated	730 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Kings Road Primary School Kings Road , CM1 2BB	3out of 4	1,163 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery Trent Road , CM1 2JH	- not rated	1,182 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford Patching Hall Lane , CM1 4BS	3out of 4	773 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Chelmsford County High School for Girls Broomfield Road , CM1 1RW	4out of 4	1,602 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford Broomfield Road , CM1 3SX	4out of 4	1,780 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chelmer Valley High School Court Road , Broomfield CM1 7ER	3out of 4	2,499 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Boswells School Burnham Road , CM1 6LY	3out of 4	2,859 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chelmsford College Moulsham Street , CM2 0JQ	- not rated	3,550 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Beaulieu Park School Armistice Avenue , CM1 6DT	- not rated	3,496 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Columbus School and College Oliver Way , CM1 4ZB	4out of 4	506 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Anglia Ruskin University Rivermead Campus , Bishop Hall Lane CM1 1SQ	- not rated	2,135 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Writtle University College Lordship Road , CM1 3RR	- not rated	2,676 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Community College Initiative Ltd Unit 36 , Waterhouse Business Centre CM1 2QE	- not rated	2,909 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chelmsford Hospital School Stump Lane , Springfield Green CM1 7SJ	- not rated	2,968 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Jubilee Community Café	Youth Centre, United Reformed Church	912 yd
Treat Stop	243 Broomfield Road, Chelmsford	1,057 yd
KFC	271 Broomfield Road, Chelmsford	1,069 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Red Beret	26 Melbourne Avenue, Chelmsford		353 yd
The Flyer	Dickens Place, Chelmsford		747 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ace Bakery	10 Melbourne Parade, Melbourne Avenue	430 yd
Churchills Fish And Chips / Serial Grill	9 Melbourne Parade, Melbourne Avenue	430 yd
Chow Chef	7 Woodhall Parade, Woodhall Road	996 yd
Chengs Brother	102 Kings Road, Chelmsford	998 yd
Mojlish	104 Kings Road, Chelmsford	998 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Co-operative	25 - 26 Melbourne Parade, Melbourne Avenue	430 yd
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Ltd	WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC, Dickens Place	747 yd
The Co-operative	108 Kings Road, Chelmsford	998 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Chelmsford Sports And Athletics Centre SALERNO WAY	athletics tracks, health and fitness suite	322 yd
Melbourne Park Salerno Way	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	324 yd
Parkwood Academy MELBOURNE AVENUE	grass pitches	355 yd
Andrews Park Patching Hall Lane	grass pitches, tennis courts	513 yd
St John Payne Catholic School PATCHING HALL LANE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	548 yd
St Pius X Primary School TENNYSON ROAD	grass pitches	576 yd
Partridge Avenue Playing Field (Closed) Partridge Avenue	grass pitches	633 yd
Newlands Spring Primary School DICKENS PLACE	grass pitches	745 yd
St Peters College (Closed) Fox Crescent	grass pitches	966 yd
Kings Road Primary School KINGS ROAD	grass pitches	1,071 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	75.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	75.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	75.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	47.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	128.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	9.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Varden Close Street dangerous?

In 2023, 498 crimes were reported near Varden Close . Only 20% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of CM1 4XS.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

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Employment

CM1 4XS area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 16% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	85
Retired	35
Part-Time Employee	31
Self-Employed	31
Looking after home or family	17
Other	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Student (economically inactive)	7
Unemployed	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Human health and social work activities	21
Accommodation and food service activities	19
Construction	13
Education	12
Other	12
Administrative and support service activities	11
Manufacturing	10
Financial and insurance activities	8
Transport and storage	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Real estate activities	3
Information and communication	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3

People

Gender

Female	156
Male	144

Partnership Status

Single	110
Married: Opposite sex	74
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	4
Separated	10
Divorced	32
Widowed	8

Health

Very good health	125
Good health	130
Fair health	35
Bad health	7
Very bad health	2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications	40
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	30
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	49
Apprenticeship	21
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	37
Degree or Similar	54
Other	6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese	1
Indian	6
Pakistani	4
Other Asian	4
Black African	2
Black Caribbean	8
Other Black	1
Mixed White and Asian	1
Mixed White and Caribbean	3
Mixed Other	5
White	260
Roma	1
Other	4

Country of Birth

United Kingdom	273
European Union	8
Rest of Europe	2
Middle East and Asia	10
The Americas and the Caribbean	5
British Overseas	1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK	273
10+ Years	17
5-10 Years	6
2-5 Years	2
Less than 2 years	1

Passport Held

United Kingdom	249
Italy	1
Poland	6
Other Europe	2
Eastern Asia	1
No passport held	39

Religion

No religion	150
Christian	129
Hindu	8
Muslim	4
Not answered	6