Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Old Buildings Yard is a four-bedroom detached house in High Easter, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM1 4QW). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and roof efficiency went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Today's modelled estimate of £723,000 sits 70.1% above the 2012 sale of £425,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 45.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 166 m² it's 16.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (142 m² median across 5 EPCs). Last changed hands 14 years ago, in May 2012. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.
Old Buildings Yard's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 March 2035
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Mechanical ventilation installed
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Ventilation system changed
Get a survey for this property
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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2 applications on record at Old Buildings Yard, The Street, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QW
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Old Buildings Yard valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£723,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£425,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
31 May 2012Most recent
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 4QW: £400,000 (2023–2017).
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Sold Jun 2017
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Sold Mar 2017
On habitable rooms, Old Buildings Yard stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,560
Street avg £2,137
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
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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
The Punch Bowl — bus stop.
Closest school
2.9 km
Rodings Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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