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1 Danbury Palace Drive, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4FA

3 planning records

Estimated value

£853,000

  • Since the 2017 sale (£38,000)+2145%
  • Against CM3 4FA's recent median (£545,000)+57%

Newest record on this page: January 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Floor area
216 m²
2325 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£853,000

  • Against its 2017 sale (£38,000)+2145%
  • Against CM3 4FA's recent median (£545,000)+57%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Danbury Palace Drive is modelled from its 216 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CM3 4FA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    216 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2015

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2017

  • Recent sales in CM3 4FA

    5 sales, median £545,000 (2026–2023)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: January 2026Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 3 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 1 Danbury Palace Drive was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 May 2017Most recent

    £38,000

    -94.5%over 1 year

  2. 28 April 2016

    £685,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 4FA: £545,000 (2026–2023).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

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  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 1 Danbury Palace Drive

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

1 Danbury Palace Drive is a property in Danbury, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 4FA). It has a recorded floor area of 216 m² (around 2325 sq ft). At 216 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (48–216 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 45 units on file. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, floor efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 216 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 44 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 2016–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at -94% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £853,000 sits 2144.7% above the 2017 sale of £38,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£16/sq ft) was about 96.1% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in May 2017. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.

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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.

1 Danbury Palace Drive'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 09 Nov 2025

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
—
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.4 t/year
Occupancy
—

Certificate validity

Expired on 9 November 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Nov 2015from Nov 2015
EPC improved fromE50toD64
Floor Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Floor insulation added or improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Danbury Palace Drive, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4FA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at 1 Danbury Palace Drive is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

3 applications on record at 1 Danbury Palace Drive, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4FA

0decisions13documents
  1. Oct 2020
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    TPO/2004/064 - T6 Silver birch - crown reduction of 2.5m, to bring the overall height down from 12m to 9.5m - Reason: upper crown appears to be dying back; - T7 Acer - Remove 2 lower limbs - Reason: interfering with use of car parking space underneath; TPO/2016/012 - T1 Lime - boundary between Danbury Park Farm and Danbury Palace - crown reduction of 2m, bringing the overall height down from 17m to 15m - Reason: to improve the shape of crown, and reduce the large amount of mistletoe on the tree which is impacting on the health of crown.

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    20/05165/TPO
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision
  4. Tree WorksDecision

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On the street

Versus other Danbury Palace Drive homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 1 Danbury Palace Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£176

Street avg £4,726

Strongly below

Floor Area

216 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.4 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

9 years

Street avg 8 years

On par
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.
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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

0.3 km

Danbury Park — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Danbury Park Community Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Danbury Park Community Primary SchoolPrimary743m
  • St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School DanburyPrimary1.9km
  • The Sandon SchoolSecondary2.7km
  • Priory Primary School, BicknacrePrimary2.8km

Nearest stops

  • Danbury ParkBus stop305m
  • Woodhill RoadBus stop530m
  • Danbury PalaceBus stop549m
  • The BellBus stop753m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,203 reports43%
  • Anti-social Behaviour256 reports9%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson214 reports8%
  • Vehicle Crime204 reports7%

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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 4FA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CM3 4FA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM3 4FA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Danbury Palace Drive is modelled from its 216 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CM3 4FA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 1 Danbury Palace Drive. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Danbury Palace Drive was lodged in November 2015 at band D and expired in November 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to 1 Danbury Palace Drive. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 4 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CM3 4FA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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