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Straights, Main Road, Howe Street, Chelmsford, CM3 1BA

Estimated value

£848,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£905,000)-6%
  • Against CM3 1BA's recent median (£490,000)+73%

Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
154 m²
1658 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 34
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£848,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£905,000)-6%
  • Against CM3 1BA's recent median (£490,000)+73%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Straights is modelled from its 154 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CM3 1BA. 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.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    154 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2017

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in CM3 1BA

    5 sales, median £490,000 (2020–2007)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: November 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Straights was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 November 2025Most recent

    £905,000

    +20.7%over 8 years

  2. 23 August 2017

    £750,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 1BA: £490,000 (2020–2007).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Straights, Main Road, Howe Street, Chelmsford, CM3 1BA. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Straights

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

Straights is a detached house in Howe Street, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 1BA). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 154 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold November 2025 for £905,000. Across 2017–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£546/sq ft) was about 82.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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.

Straights's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Mar 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F34
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 21 March 2027

4 months remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Straights, Main Road, Howe Street, Chelmsford, CM3 1BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Straights has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Main Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Straights is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£5,877

Street avg £4,700

Above

Floor Area

154 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 7.7 t/year

Strongly below
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

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

0.0 km

Parsonage Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.3 km

Great Waltham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Great Waltham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary1.3km
  • Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary1.8km
  • Ford End Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.8km

Nearest stops

  • Parsonage LaneBus stop25m
  • The Green ManBus stop347m
  • Penden CornerBus stop438m
  • Warners FarmBus stop839m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,203 reports43%
  • Anti-social Behaviour256 reports9%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson214 reports8%
  • Vehicle Crime204 reports7%

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 CM3 1BA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CM3 1BA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM3 1BA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached BungalowEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£429k

1 Brew House Cottages, Hartford End

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3 bed1 bath
£427k

1 Chatley Road, Great Leighs

CM3 1NU

3 bed1 bath
£426k

1 Breeds Cottage, Breeds Road, Great Waltham

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£400k

1 Brickbarns, Great Leighs

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£389k

1 Boreham Road, Great Leighs

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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Straights is modelled from its 154 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CM3 1BA. 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.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Straights. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Straights was lodged in March 2017 at band F and is valid until March 2027. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Straights. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 3 schools and 20 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CM3 1BA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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