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Sunbeams, Church Lane, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LH

2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
104 m²
1119 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About Sunbeams

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

Sunbeams is a semi-detached house in Ford End, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 1LH). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Today's modelled estimate of £465,000 is 18.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£351/sq ft) was about 18.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. At 104 m² it's 27% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (143 m² median across 14 EPCs). Sold August 2020 for £392,500.

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  • 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.

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

Current Certificate
Jul 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 5 July 2030

3 years remaining
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Level 3 Building Survey

Early 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC ENo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

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

Sunbeams has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

2 applications on record at Sunbeams, Church Lane, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LH

0decisions2extensions19documents1nearby
  1. Dec 2020
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    The construction of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by a maximum depth of 6m, for which the maximum height would be 3m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.4m.

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    20/00063/HHPA
    Full record in report
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£465,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2020)

£392,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 August 2020Most recent

    £392,500

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

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.

Floor Area for Sunbeams lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,774

Street avg £4,161

On par

Floor Area

104 m²

Street avg 161 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.8 t/year

Street avg 10.3 t/year

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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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£535k

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1 bed1 bath
£400k

1 Brickbarns, Great Leighs

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£389k

1 Boreham Road, Great Leighs

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£380k

1 Beadle Way, Great Leighs

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£378k

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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.

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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
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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