Burmead, Main Road, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LL
About Burmead
Burmead is a detached house in Ford End, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 1LL). It has a recorded floor area of 229 m² (around 2465 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2025) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in February 2022 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. At 229 m² the property is well over the postcode median (154 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £901,000 sits 112% above the 2022 sale of £425,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£172/sq ft) was about 28.9% below the postcode norm. Sold May 2022 for £425,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Burmead ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
High performance glazing installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
There is a planning application currently awaiting a decision.
4 applications on record at Burmead, Main Road, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LL
2 live now- Mar 2024ExtensionAmendmentOutcome in report
Non-material amendment to planning permission 23/01627/FUL (Raise roof to create first floor. Single storey rear extension, two storey front extension. Dormers to front and rear. Proposed detached garage.) Addition of Bay window to front elevation, small increase of front roof above main door to create a cover over main door and increase in length of front two windows.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01627/NMAT/1
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsJan 2026Decision
- ExtensionMar 2025Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£901,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£425,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 May 2022Most recent
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 1LL: £625,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CM3 1LL
Sandon House, Main Road, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LL
Sold Mar 2025
£615,000Talbot House, Main Road, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LL
Sold Oct 2024
£727,500The Jays, Main Road, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LL
Sold May 2023
£430,000Bryony House, Main Road, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LL
Sold Jun 2021
£700,000Cygnets, Main Road, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LL
Sold Mar 2021
£459,500
Versus other Main Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for Burmead runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,856
Street avg £3,143
Floor Area
229 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
0.9 t/year
Street avg 8.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB







