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5 Loves Green, Highwood, Chelmsford, CM1 3QG

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
119 m²
1281 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 9
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Loves Green

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Loves Green is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Highwood, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM1 3QG). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a G (score 9), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 56), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 119 m² it's 28% larger than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £561,000 is 18.1% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £475,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms3

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

5 Loves Green sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G9
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC GPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Loves Green, Highwood, Chelmsford, CM1 3QG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Loves Green has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.

Current estimate

£561,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 25 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£475,000

Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 January 2021Most recent

    £475,000

    +239.3%over 24 years

  2. 9 May 1996

    £140,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 3QG: £515,000 (2024–2017).

On the street

Versus other Loves Green homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 5 Loves Green lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,992

Street avg £4,621

Strongly below

Floor Area

119 m²

Street avg 135 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.6 t/year

Street avg 8.9 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Loves Green

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£542k

1 Firs Drive, Writtle

CM1 3EF

3 bed2 bath
£449k

1 Causeway Cottages, Highwood Road, Writtle

CM1 3PR

3 bed1 bath
£447k

1 Daws Close, Writtle

CM1 3PE

3 bed
£439k

1 East View, Writtle

CM1 3NL

3 bed1 bath
£523k

1 Chancery Place, Writtle

CM1 3DY

2 bed1 bath
£614k

1 Great Godfreys, Writtle

CM1 3PQ

4 bed3 bath
£475k

1 Gable Cottages, Margaretting Road, Writtle

CM1 3PN

2 bed
£251k

1 Evelyn Place

CM1 3GZ

2 bed2 bath
Area

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.
Full Chelmsford report

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

Sparrows Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Highwood Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM1 3QG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CM1 3QG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM1 3QG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Loves Green, Highwood, Chelmsford, CM1 3QG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.