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Brookside, Main Road, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LL

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
108 m²
1163 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Brookside

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

Brookside is a detached house in Ford End, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 1LL). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on oil.

At 108 m² it sits well below the postcode median (155 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £497,000 is 16.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£366/sq ft) was about 56.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2021 for £425,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2003.

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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.

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached BungalowEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Brookside, Main Road, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Brookside, Main Road, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LL

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  1. Sept 2003
    Conditions
    Outcome in report

    Application 03/00943/REM - discharge of condition 1 (roof materials).

    Reference
    03/07271/ADREM
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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

£497,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£425,000

Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 February 2021Most recent

    £425,000

    +38.2%over 14 years

  2. 8 May 2006

    £307,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 1LL: £615,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Main Road homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for Brookside lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,935

Street avg £3,060

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Floor Area

108 m²

Street avg 158 m²

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Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 8.4 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Brookside

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£545k

1 Castlefields, Great Leighs

CM3 1JW

1 bed1 bath
£435k

1 Chatley Road, Great Leighs

CM3 1NU

3 bed1 bath
£425k

1 Breeds Cottage, Breeds Road, Great Waltham

CM3 1EE

2 bed2 bath
£416k

1 Brew House Cottages, Hartford End

CM3 1JU

3 bed1 bath
£596k

1 Bury Cottages, Bury Road, Pleshey

CM3 1HB

£400k

1 Brickbarns, Great Leighs

CM3 1JJ

£396k

1 Boreham Road, Great Leighs

CM3 1NH

3 bed
£383k

1 Blunts Farm Cottages, Pleshey

CM3 1HY

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

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Back Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

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

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM3 1LL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Brookside, Main Road, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.