65 Duke Street, Chelmsford, CM1
Key Features
- Investment / development opportunity
- Currently producing £68,000 per annum
- Planning consent for 7 flats
- Offers from £975,000
Description
Unique investment/ development opportunity to obtain a two-storey building currently let to Haart Estate Agents and Escape Live. The property currently produces £68,000 per annum rent with planning permission granted (25/00414/FUL) to convert the first floor and install two additional floors to create 7 luxury flats with private balconies (6 x 1-bed flats and a 2-bed apartment). A CIL payment of £66,229.73 applies.
This property is prominently located on Duke Street, next to Chelmsford City Train Station which provides regular services to London Liverpool Street. Chelmsford City Centre is a short walk away providing High Street Shops and leisure amenities.
Strictly by prior appointment via the landlords appointed agents Ayers & Cruiks.
The ground floor is let to Spicerhaart Property Services Ltd at £40,000 per annum on a 10 year lease term commencing on 25th March 2013.
The first floor is let to Escape Live Chelmsford Ltd at £28,000 per annum on a 2 year lease outside of the Landlord & Tenant Act expiring on 10th August 2027.
Offers from £975,000
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-09-09
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
5.5 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford514 metresOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 314
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Maltese Road Primary School707 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 211
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School771 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 216
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Kings Road Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 403
- Type
- Academy converter
- Trinity Road Primary School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 387
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford551 metresOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,153
- Type
- Academy converter
- Chelmsford County High School for Girls844 metresOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,275
- Type
- Academy converter
- Gender
- Girls
- St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,241
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Moulsham High School1.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,662
- Type
- Academy converter
- Hylands School1.3 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 614
- Type
- Academy converter
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. The map pin for this listing marks the postcode area rather than the exact location, so these readings describe the surrounding area. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 30 metres away.
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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