Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Blue Barns Farm, Gubbions Green, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1PS
3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
198 m²
2131 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 37
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Blue Barns Farm
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Blue Barns Farm is a detached house in Great Leighs, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 1PS). It has a recorded floor area of 198 m² (around 2131 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 198 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2017–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 1966.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £563,000 sits 51.3% above the 2017 sale of £372,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£175/sq ft) was about 50.1% below the postcode norm. On the market in March 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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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.
Blue Barns 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 May 2025
Current Certificate
May 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F37
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 31 May 2025
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Blue Barns Farm, Gubbions Green, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1PS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 applications on record at Blue Barns Farm, Gubbions Green, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1PS
0decisions1extensions20documents1nearby
- Apr 2019OtherOutcome in report
Construction of a hay barn.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00560/AG
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationMar 2025Decision
- ExtensionJan 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Blue Barns Farm has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2017.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£563,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1966.7% per year over 1 year.
Last sold (2017)
£372,000
Growth on file: 1966.7% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
23 March 2017Most recent
£372,000
+1966.7%23 March 2017
£18,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 1PS: £595,000 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in CM3 1PS
Blue Barns, Gubbions Green, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1PS
Sold Dec 2023
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Sold Nov 2022
£1,550,000Jasmine Cottage, Gubbions Green, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1PS
Sold Nov 2016
£595,0002 Gubbions Hall Cottages, Gubbions Green, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1PS
Sold Dec 2015
£330,0001 Gubbions Hall Cottages, Gubbions Green, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1PS
Sold Oct 2015
£310,000
Versus other Gubbions Green homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Blue Barns Farm lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£91
Street avg £5,106
Floor Area
198 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 9.0 t/year
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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
0.8 km
Shimbrooks — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Great Leighs Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM3 1PS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB
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