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Little Owls, Church Lane, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LH

4 planning records

Estimated value

£723,000

  • Since the 2020 sale (£645,000)+12%
  • Against CM3 1LH's recent median (£690,000)+5%

Newest record on this page: July 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
70 m²
757 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 30
Council tax
Band E
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

£723,000

  • Against its 2020 sale (£645,000)+12%
  • Against CM3 1LH's recent median (£690,000)+5%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Little Owls is modelled from its 70 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CM3 1LH. 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

    70 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2010

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2020

  • Recent sales in CM3 1LH

    5 sales, median £690,000 (2025–2020)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: July 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 4 applicationsFull 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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2010.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 October 2020Most recent

    £645,000

    +192.5%over 9 years

  2. 2 November 2010

    £220,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 1LH: £690,000 (2025–2020).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Little Owls, Church Lane, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LH. 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 Little Owls

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

Little Owls is a detached house in Ford End, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 1LH). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 757 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on house coal. The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (143 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2010–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £723,000 is 12.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£852/sq ft) was about 186% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2020 for £645,000.

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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.

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jun 2020

Current Certificate
Jun 2010

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F30
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 2 June 2020

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Little Owls, Church Lane, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

4 applications on record at Little Owls, Church Lane, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LH

0decisions2extensions54documents1nearby
Flagged:DemolitionListed building
  1. Jun 2012
    DemolitionHeritage
    Outcome in report

    Demolition of existing rear extension and outbuildings. Construction of two storey rear and single storey side extensions, minor alterations to listed building including to replace thatch on rear extension with tiles. Formation of first floor bathroom. Alterations to front boundary. New detached garage. Alterations to fenestration. Restored windows to ground and first floor side elevation.

    ListedExtension
    Documents
    26 docs on file
    Reference
    12/00615/LBC
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ConditionsDecision
  4. ConditionsDecision

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On the street

Versus other Church Lane homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Little Owls outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£9,174

Street avg £3,670

Strongly above

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 163 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 9.9 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

0.1 km

School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Ford End Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Ford End Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary231m

Nearest stops

  • SchoolBus stop147m
  • Back LaneBus stop375m
  • Sandon HillBus stop526m
  • Apple Tree CornerBus stop844m

Most reported crime locally

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

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM3 1LH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

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 HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Comparables

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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 Little Owls is modelled from its 70 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CM3 1LH. 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 Little Owls. 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 Little Owls was lodged in June 2010 at band F and expired in June 2020, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 4 applications are matched to Little Owls. 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 1 school and 11 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CM3 1LH, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Little Owls is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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