21 Catherines Close, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1RX
About 21 Catherines Close
21 Catherines Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Great Leighs, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 1RX). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 82 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). On the market in February 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £360,000 is 44% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£283/sq ft) was about 17.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageSingle, Detached
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
21 Catherines Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
2 applications on record at 21 Catherines Close, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1RX
- Jul 2008ExtensionOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey front extension.
- Reference
- 08/01069/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionApr 2011Decision
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Sales history & valuation
21 Catherines Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£360,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 16 years.
£249,995
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
20 February 2015Most recent
£249,995
+20.5%over 6 years20 March 2008
£207,500
+19.3%over 2 years13 September 2005
£174,000
+132.2%over 6 years19 August 1999
£74,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 1RX: £285,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CM3 1RX
7 Catherines Close, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1RX
Sold May 2025
£285,0003 Catherines Close, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1RX
Sold Mar 2024
£272,00024 Catherines Close, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1RX
Sold Feb 2023
£282,50020 Catherines Close, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1RX
Sold Oct 2022
£285,00016 Catherines Close, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1RX
Sold Jul 2022
£330,000
Versus other Catherines Close homes
Floor Area for 21 Catherines Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,049
Street avg £3,603
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
0.4 km
St Annes Castle — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Great Leighs Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB







