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Thistle Lodge, Southend Road, Howe Green, Chelmsford, CM2 7TE

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
229 m²
2465 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 79
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Thistle Lodge

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Thistle Lodge is a four-bedroom detached house in Howe Green, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM2 7TE). It has a recorded floor area of 229 m² (around 2465 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 2-band jump.

At 229 m² the property is well over the postcode median (147 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £890,000 in August 2025. Across 2003–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£361/sq ft) was about 25.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C79
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2025from Sept 2010
Low Energy Lighting
0%58%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Thistle Lodge, Southend Road, Howe Green, Chelmsford, CM2 7TE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Thistle Lodge has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for Thistle Lodge has grown more than fourfold since the 2003 starting point.

Current estimate

£842,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£890,000

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 August 2025Most recent

    £890,000

    +13.4%over 8 years

  2. 19 December 2016

    £785,000

    +256.8%over 13 years

  3. 29 April 2003

    £220,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM2 7TE: £745,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Southend Road homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, Thistle Lodge runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,886

Street avg £4,108

Below

Floor Area

229 m²

Street avg 174 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Thistle Lodge

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£759k

1 Chalklands, Sandon

CM2 7TH

4 bed2 bath
£754k

1 Britten Crescent

CM2 7EP

4 bed1 bath
£582k

1 2 Valley Cottages, Tabors Hill, Great Baddow

CM2 7BP

4 bed2 bath
£527k

1 Baddow Hall Crescent

CM2 7BY

4 bed2 bath
£516k

1 Baddow Place Avenue

CM2 7JN

4 bed1 bath
£515k

1 Chelmer Lea

CM2 7QG

4 bed1 bath
£460k

1 Barrington Close

CM2 7AX

3 bed
£457k

1 Cards Road, Sandon

CM2 7RH

3 bed1 bath
Area

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.
Full Chelmsford report

Crime

12/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Chalklands — bus stop.

Closest school

2.1 km

The Sandon School. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM2 7TE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CM2 7TE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.0dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM2 7TE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

49.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Thistle Lodge, Southend Road, Howe Green, Chelmsford, CM2 7TE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.