13 Sparrows Close, Highwood, Chelmsford, CM1 3RQ
About 13 Sparrows Close
13 Sparrows Close is a mid-terrace house in Highwood, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM1 3RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 application on record at 13 Sparrows Close, Highwood, Chelmsford, CM1 3RQ
- Sept 2011RenovationOutcome in report
Installation of air source heat pump to provide heat supply to new system of radiator emitters.
- Reference
- 11/01300/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
13 Sparrows Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£222,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 3RQ: £170,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in CM1 3RQ
2 Sparrows Close, Highwood, Chelmsford, CM1 3RQ
Sold Feb 2025
£170,00027 Sparrows Close, Highwood, Chelmsford, CM1 3RQ
Sold Jan 2023
£348,5001 Sparrows Close, Highwood, Chelmsford, CM1 3RQ
Sold Dec 2020
£159,9958 Sparrows Close, Highwood, Chelmsford, CM1 3RQ
Sold Mar 2014
£185,0009 Sparrows Close, Highwood, Chelmsford, CM1 3RQ
Sold Oct 2012
£210,000
Versus other Sparrows Close homes
On epc rating, 13 Sparrows Close stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 57 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
0.0 km
Sparrows Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Highwood Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB