Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Browns Barn, School Lane, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QP
13 planning records
Estimated value
£788,000
- Against CM1 4QP's recent median (£536,000)+47%
Newest record on this page: August 2022. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
186 m²
2007 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 37
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£788,000
- Against CM1 4QP's recent median (£536,000)+47%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Browns Barn is modelled from its 186 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CM1 4QP. 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
186 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2010
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in CM1 4QP
3 sales, median £536,000 (2022–1998)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: February 2022 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 13 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.
Browns Barn has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
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 3 sales in CM1 4QP: £536,000 (2022–1998).
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- 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 Browns Barn
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Browns Barn is a detached house in High Easter, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM1 4QP). It has a recorded floor area of 186 m² (around 2007 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 186 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 13 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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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.
Browns Barn sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jul 2020
Current Certificate
Jul 2010EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F37
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 13 July 2020
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Browns Barn, School Lane, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Browns Barn has 5 separate extension applications on the council record.
13 applications on record at Browns Barn, School Lane, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QP
13decisions8extensions204documents2nearby
Flagged:RetrospectiveListed building
- Feb 2013ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Proposed single storey side extension
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/12/6164/HHF
- More recent applications — locked
- OutbuildingAug 2022Decision
- FullJul 2021Decision
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Versus other School Lane homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Browns Barn lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
37 (F)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
186 m²
Street avg 60 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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
The Punch Bowl — bus stop.
Closest school
3.0 km
Rodings Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Nearest schools
- Rodings Primary SchoolPrimary3.0km
Nearest stops
- The Punch BowlBus stop220m
- Gepps CloseBus stop609m
- VillasBus stop1.4km
- Cut Maple RoadBus stop1.6km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences3,276 reports43%
- Shoplifting941 reports12%
- Anti-social Behaviour593 reports8%
- Public Order542 reports7%
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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 4QP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB
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 Browns Barn is modelled from its 186 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CM1 4QP. 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. No sale is recorded for Browns Barn, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. 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 Browns Barn was lodged in July 2010 at band F and expired in July 2020, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 13 applications are matched to Browns Barn. 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 1 school and 10 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CM1 4QP, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Browns Barn 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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