Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Gepps Close, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QT
2 planning records
Estimated value
£415,000
- Since the 2020 sale (£300,000)+38%
- Against CM1 4QT's recent median (£475,000)-13%
Newest record on this page: October 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
117 m²
1259 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£415,000
- Against its 2020 sale (£300,000)+38%
- Against CM1 4QT's recent median (£475,000)-13%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 8 Gepps Close is modelled from its 117 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CM1 4QT. 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
117 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2019
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2020
Recent sales in CM1 4QT
5 sales, median £475,000 (2024–2023)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2024 | 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.
Price for 8 Gepps Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
Sales timeline
20 March 2020Most recent
£300,000
+340.5%over 23 years3 July 1996
£68,100
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 4QT: £475,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in CM1 4QT
2a, Gepps Close, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QT
Sold Oct 2024
£380,0007 Gepps Close, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QT
Sold Jun 2024
£487,00014 Gepps Close, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QT
Sold May 2024
£475,00012 Gepps Close, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QT
Sold May 2023
£475,0002 Gepps Close, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QT
Sold May 2023
£480,000
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 8 Gepps Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Gepps Close is a semi-detached house in High Easter, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM1 4QT). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £415,000 is 38.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 30.1% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £300,000 in March 2020.
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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.
8 Gepps Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Nov 2019EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 November 2029
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Gepps Close, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
2 applications on record at 8 Gepps Close, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QT
2decisions1extensions17documents2nearby
Flagged:Demolition
- Nov 2018DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Demolition of side extension and erection of single storey side extension and single and two storey rear extensions
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/18/2693/HHF
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationApr 2022Decision
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Versus other Gepps Close homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Gepps Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,564
Street avg £3,704
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
0.1 km
Gepps Close — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- Gepps CloseBus stop55m
- The Punch BowlBus stop522m
- VillasBus stop844m
- Cut Maple RoadBus stop1.0km
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 4QT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB
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 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 8 Gepps Close is modelled from its 117 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CM1 4QT. 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 8 Gepps Close. 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 8 Gepps Close was lodged in November 2019 at band E and is valid until November 2029. 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 8 Gepps Close. 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. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from CM1 4QT. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 8 Gepps Close is in council tax band D. 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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