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Get started3 Middlemead Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM2 8UR). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since March 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Chelmsford HPI: 9.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £388,000 sits 58.4% above the 2010 sale of £245,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£237/sq ft) was about 57.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. At 96 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 4 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Non-material amendment to planning permission - 22/00471/FUL (Loft conversion with rear dormer. Part single, part double storey extension) The arrangement of upstairs windows on the back gable end of the house is one large window and one smaller window. The larger window serving the master bedroom is to be separated into two smaller windows with a brick pier in-between, rather than be one long window. Both windows will be smaller than the original, having a similar area when combined
3 Middlemead Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£388,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.9% per year over 10 years.
£245,000
Growth on file: 9.9% per year over 10 years.
On price per m², 3 Middlemead Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,552
Street avg £1,795
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
12/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Non-material amendment to planning permission - 22/00471/FUL (Loft conversion with rear dormer. Part single storey, part two storey rear extension) Addition of a 900mm port window/bullseye window to service the second floor of the house. It will be centrally placed on the back wall in the space between the gable roofline. The casing will be a circular bullseye cast stone. The original architecture of the house incorporates a cast stone mural on the front of the house which this would seek to be a material match.
1 more application for this property
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31 March 2010Most recent
£245,000
+157.9%over 10 years13 March 2000
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM2 8UR: £249,995 (2014–2005).
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
CM2 8QJ
St Peter's School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West Hanningfield. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB
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