6 Bridge Croft, Howe Street, Chelmsford, CM3 1RE
About 6 Bridge Croft
6 Bridge Croft is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Howe Street, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 1RE). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Across 2011–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£418/sq ft) was about 83.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 89 m² it's 20.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 11 EPCs). Last sale on file: £400,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property 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
6 Bridge Croft has no planning applications on record.
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£418,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 11 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
12 December 2022Most recent
£400,000
+65.3%over 11 years25 August 2011
£242,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 1RE: £497,500 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in CM3 1RE
13 Bridge Croft, Howe Street, Chelmsford, CM3 1RE
Sold Dec 2022
£750,0009 Bridge Croft, Howe Street, Chelmsford, CM3 1RE
Sold Jun 2021
£550,0005 Bridge Croft, Howe Street, Chelmsford, CM3 1RE
Sold Jan 2017
£497,5008 Bridge Croft, Howe Street, Chelmsford, CM3 1RE
Sold Sept 2015
£350,0002 Bridge Croft, Howe Street, Chelmsford, CM3 1RE
Sold Nov 2014
£135,000
Versus other Bridge Croft homes
On years held, 6 Bridge Croft runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,494
Street avg £3,807
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
0.1 km
Parsonage Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Great Waltham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 3 schools 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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB







