Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£394,000
Newest record on this page: July 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£394,000
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The estimate for 22 Ray Mead is modelled from its 77 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CM3 1AN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
77 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2024
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2018
Recent sales in CM3 1AN
5 sales, median £332,500 (2025–2022)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: July 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
8 May 2018Most recent
£350,000
+52.2%over 3 years20 February 2015
£230,000
+12.2%over 10 years10 November 2004
£205,000
+95.2%over 3 years29 November 2000
£104,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 1AN: £332,500 (2025–2022).
6 Ray Mead, Great Waltham, Chelmsford, CM3 1AN
Sold Jul 2025
7 Ray Mead, Great Waltham, Chelmsford, CM3 1AN
Sold Aug 2023
17 Ray Mead, Great Waltham, Chelmsford, CM3 1AN
Sold Apr 2023
13 Ray Mead, Great Waltham, Chelmsford, CM3 1AN
Sold Feb 2023
12 Ray Mead, Great Waltham, Chelmsford, CM3 1AN
Sold Sept 2022
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22 Ray Mead is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Great Waltham, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 1AN). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil.
Last changed hands 8 years ago, in May 2018. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £394,000 is 12.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£422/sq ft) was about 109.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 77 m² it's 21.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 17 EPCs).
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 October 2034
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
22 Ray Mead has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
22 Ray Mead outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,545
Street avg £3,009
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
233/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Great Waltham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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