Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Little Ashlyns, Loves Green, Highwood, Chelmsford, CM1 3QG
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
66 m²
710 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 38
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Little Ashlyns
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Little Ashlyns is a semi-detached house in Highwood, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM1 3QG). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 58), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (113 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £379,000 is 11.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£479/sq ft) was about 17.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2022 for £340,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Mar 2022EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 29 March 2032
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Little Ashlyns, Loves Green, Highwood, Chelmsford, CM1 3QG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Little Ashlyns 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.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£379,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£340,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 August 2022Most recent
£340,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 3QG: £515,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in CM1 3QG
The Blossoms, Loves Green, Highwood, Chelmsford, CM1 3QG
Sold Oct 2024
£614,000Mylor, Loves Green, Highwood, Chelmsford, CM1 3QG
Sold May 2024
£515,0005 Loves Green, Highwood, Chelmsford, CM1 3QG
Sold Jan 2021
£475,000The Old Vicarage, Loves Green, Highwood, Chelmsford, CM1 3QG
Sold Jun 2020
£1,772,5001 Loves Green Cottages, Loves Green, Highwood, Chelmsford, CM1 3QG
Sold Oct 2017
£365,000
Versus other Loves Green homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for Little Ashlyns lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,152
Street avg £4,427
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 9.5 t/year
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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
0.1 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.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Little Ashlyns, Loves Green, Highwood, Chelmsford, CM1 3QG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.