Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Guys Farm, Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1 3GA
2 planning records
Estimated value
£831,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£800,000)+4%
- Against CM1 3GA's recent median (£815,000)+2%
Newest record on this page: June 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
155 m²
1668 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£831,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£800,000)+4%
- Against CM1 3GA's recent median (£815,000)+2%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Guys Farm is modelled from its 155 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CM1 3GA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
155 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2024
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in CM1 3GA
5 sales, median £815,000 (2021–1999)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 2 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
Sales timeline
19 June 2025Most recent
£800,000
+233.3%over 29 years15 March 1996
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 3GA: £815,000 (2021–1999).
What this page doesn't show
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- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 1 Guys Farm
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Guys Farm is a five-bedroom detached house in Writtle, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM1 3GA). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
It changed hands recently, sold June 2025 for £800,000. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£480/sq ft) was about 130.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenWrap around
- GarageDouble
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Jul 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 July 2034
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Guys Farm, Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1 3GA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at 1 Guys Farm is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at 1 Guys Farm, Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1 3GA
0decisions7documents2nearby
- Aug 2004Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Various pruning works to trees
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/05556/CAT
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksFeb 2018Decision
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Versus other Guys Farm homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, 1 Guys Farm runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,161
Street avg £3,954
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 230 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 8.9 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chelmsford district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
420/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
St John's Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Writtle College Limited. 16 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Writtle College Limited16 plus668m
- Hylands SchoolSecondary698m
- Writtle Infant SchoolPrimary760m
- Writtle Junior SchoolPrimary760m
Nearest stops
- St John's GreenBus stop178m
- Writtle GreenBus stop188m
- Romans PlaceBus stop233m
- Prestons GarageBus stop386m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences3,276 reports43%
- Shoplifting941 reports12%
- Anti-social Behaviour593 reports8%
- Public Order542 reports7%
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM1 3GA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 1 Guys Farm is modelled from its 155 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CM1 3GA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 1 Guys Farm. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Guys Farm was lodged in July 2024 at band D and is valid until July 2034. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to 1 Guys Farm. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 18 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 16 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CM1 3GA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 1 Guys Farm is in council tax band G. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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