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Blue Barns, Gubbions Green, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1PS

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
244 m²
2626 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About Blue Barns

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

Blue Barns is a detached house in Great Leighs, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 1PS). It has a recorded floor area of 244 m² (around 2626 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. Main heating runs on oil.

At 244 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 6 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. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£400/sq ft) was about 17.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2023 for £1,050,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.

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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.

Blue Barns ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate
Jun 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 21 June 2033

6 years remaining
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Level 3 Building Survey

Early 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC CExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Blue Barns, Gubbions Green, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1PS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Blue Barns, Gubbions Green, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1PS

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  1. Jan 2018
    Conditions
    Outcome in report

    Condition 3 - Details of materials

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    17/01626/DOC/1
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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.

Blue Barns valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£1,141,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2023)

£1,050,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 December 2023Most recent

    £1,050,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 1PS: £372,000 (2022–2015).

On the street

Versus other Gubbions Green homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for Blue Barns lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,303

Street avg £4,264

On par

Floor Area

244 m²

Street avg 149 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 9.8 t/year

Strongly above

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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.
£650k

1 Chapel Cottages, Littley Green

CM3 1BU

3 bed
£582k

1 Bury Cottages, Bury Road, Pleshey

CM3 1HB

£535k

1 Castlefields, Great Leighs

CM3 1JW

1 bed1 bath
£429k

1 Brew House Cottages, Hartford End

CM3 1JU

3 bed1 bath
£427k

1 Chatley Road, Great Leighs

CM3 1NU

3 bed1 bath
£426k

1 Breeds Cottage, Breeds Road, Great Waltham

CM3 1EE

2 bed2 bath
£400k

1 Brickbarns, Great Leighs

CM3 1JJ

£389k

1 Boreham Road, Great Leighs

CM3 1NH

3 bed
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

0.8 km

Shimbrooks — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM3 1PS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

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