3 Dorset Avenue, Chelmsford, CM2 9TZ
About 3 Dorset Avenue
3 Dorset Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Chelmsford (CM2 9TZ). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Other recorded features include a basement. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Last sale on file: £475,000 in February 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 127 m² it's 21% larger than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 23 EPCs). Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £586,000 is 23.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 34.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 Dorset Avenue has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 3 Dorset Avenue, Chelmsford, CM2 9TZ
- Jan 2013PorchFullOutcome in report
Construction of new front porch.
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/01735/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionSept 2015Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2003.
£586,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 18 years.
£475,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
15 February 2021Most recent
£475,000
+94.7%over 9 years3 November 2011
£244,000
+19.0%over 7 years17 June 2004
£205,000
+29.7%over 12 months19 June 2003
£158,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM2 9TZ: £525,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CM2 9TZ
Versus other Dorset Avenue homes
On floor area, 3 Dorset Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,740
Street avg £3,950
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.2 km
The Ridings — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Larkrise Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB







