Sandylay House, Gubbions Green, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1PS
About Sandylay House
Sandylay House is a detached house in Great Leighs, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 1PS). It has a recorded floor area of 320 m² (around 3444 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 320 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£450/sq ft) was about 32.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £1,550,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Sandylay House'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 May 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Sandylay House has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at Sandylay House, Gubbions Green, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1PS
- Mar 2008ExtensionOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey
Proposed two storey extension.
- Reference
- 08/00188/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJul 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Sandylay House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,446,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 19 years.
£1,550,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
23 November 2022Most recent
£1,550,000
+29.2%over 8 years11 March 2014
£1,200,000
+26.3%over 10 years4 February 2004
£950,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 1PS: £372,000 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in CM3 1PS
Blue Barns, Gubbions Green, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1PS
Sold Dec 2023
£1,050,000Blue Barns Farm, Gubbions Green, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1PS
Sold Mar 2017
£372,000Jasmine 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
Floor Area for Sandylay House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,844
Street avg £4,513
Floor Area
320 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 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
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
0.8 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







