Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Lavender Farm, Unit 2 The Dutch Barn, Main Road, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LL
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
79 m²
850 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 27
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Lavender Farm
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Lavender Farm is a semi-detached house in Ford End, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 1LL). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (155 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Lavender Farm'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 May 2022
Current Certificate
May 2012EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F27
G
Main Heating
—
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 20 May 2022
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Lavender Farm, Unit 2 The Dutch Barn, Main Road, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Lavender Farm has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Lavender Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£326,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 1LL: £650,000 (2026–2024).
Nearby sales in CM3 1LL
Sandons, Main Road, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LL
Sold Mar 2026
£865,000Holly House, Main Road, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LL
Sold Jan 2026
£626,500The Old Smithy, Main Road, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LL
Sold Mar 2025
£650,000Sandon House, Main Road, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LL
Sold Mar 2025
£615,000Talbot House, Main Road, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LL
Sold Oct 2024
£727,500
Versus other Main Road homes
Four headline reads against 32 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Lavender Farm lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
27 (F)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 159 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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.
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
0.0 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.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB
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80 dB
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