5 Dean Way, Chelmsford, CM1 3DB
About 5 Dean Way
5 Dean Way is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chelmsford (CM1 3DB). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 90 m² it's 20.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 8 EPCs). Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £355,000 is 26.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 43.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £280,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 Dean Way has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£355,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 17 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
29 January 2021Most recent
£280,000
+92.4%over 17 years12 August 2003
£145,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 3DB: £180,000 (2023–2006).
Versus other Dean Way homes
5 Dean Way outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,111
Street avg £2,885
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Harewood Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Hylands School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB







