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Rowan House, Church Lane, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LH

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£523,000

  • Since the 2024 sale (£490,000)+7%
  • Against CM3 1LH's recent median (£690,000)-24%

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
6
From EPC
Floor area
145 m²
1561 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
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

£523,000

  • Against its 2024 sale (£490,000)+7%
  • Against CM3 1LH's recent median (£690,000)-24%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Rowan House is modelled from its 145 m² EPC floor area, its 3 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

    145 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2023

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2024

  • 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
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.

Price for Rowan House has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 April 2024Most recent

    £490,000

    +421.6%over 28 years

  2. 15 August 1995

    £93,950

    +52.7%

  3. 17 February 1995

    £61,527

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 Rowan House, 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 Rowan House

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

Rowan House is a detached house in Ford End, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 1LH). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Across 1995–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Most recent transfer: April 2024 at £490,000.

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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.

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

Current Certificate
Feb 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 8 February 2033

6 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

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

Rowan House 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 Church Lane homes

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

Rowan House is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,379

Street avg £4,197

Below

Floor Area

145 m²

Street avg 158 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 10.1 t/year

On par
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%

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 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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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC EExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

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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 Rowan House is modelled from its 145 m² EPC floor area, its 3 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. 3 sales are recorded for Rowan House. 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 Rowan House was lodged in February 2023 at band E and is valid until February 2033. 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 Rowan House. 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.
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