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Get started21 St Nicholas Grove is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Ingrave, Brentwood, Brentwood (CM13 3RA). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Brentwood HPI: 4.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £718,000 sits 53.4% above the 2015 sale of £468,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£243/sq ft) was about 22.3% below the postcode norm. At 179 m² the property is well over the postcode median (124 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 11 years since the last transfer (February 2015).
21 St Nicholas Grove's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Non material amendment to application 19/01350/FUL (Demolish existing garage, construct single storey front, rear and side extension) for the rear elevation: Upper rear wall to be smooth rendered and painted off white, lower wall to be finished in Siberian Larchwood cladding. Lean-to roof roolights reduced from 4no. to 2no larger size. Rear window reduced in height. Front elevation: Upper front wall to be smooth rendered and painted off white, front door to be replaced centrally with side panel glazing. Cladding as per rear elevation to be placed around doorway. New front window to now have small return to match existing lounge window. Side elevation: Upper side wall to be smooth rendered and painted off white, existing upper floor window to be removed and blocked in.
21 St Nicholas Grove valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£718,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 8 years.
£468,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 8 years.
Floor Area for 21 St Nicholas Grove runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,615
Street avg £4,447
Floor Area
179 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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Demolish existing garage, construct single storey front, rear and side extension
1 more application for this property
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13 February 2015Most recent
£468,000
+44.0%over 7 years17 May 2007
£325,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM13 3RA: £835,000 (2023–2022).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.0 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
CM13 3NL
Thorndon Park Gates — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB
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