9 Bridge Croft, Howe Street, Chelmsford, CM3 1RE
About 9 Bridge Croft
9 Bridge Croft is a four-bedroom detached house in Howe Street, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 1RE). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 112 m² it's 25.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £622,000 is 13.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£456/sq ft) was about 90.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £550,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
9 Bridge Croft sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jul 2026
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
9 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.
£622,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£550,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 June 2021Most recent
£550,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 1RE: £400,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in CM3 1RE
6 Bridge Croft, Howe Street, Chelmsford, CM3 1RE
Sold Dec 2022
£400,00013 Bridge Croft, Howe Street, Chelmsford, CM3 1RE
Sold Dec 2022
£750,0005 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
EPC Rating for 9 Bridge Croft lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,911
Street avg £3,738
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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







