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

Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 00
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
124 m²
1335 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 78
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Danbury Palace Drive

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

5 Danbury Palace Drive is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Danbury, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 4FA). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in November 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). At 124 m² this is the 26th smallest of 45 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–216 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 45 units on file.

Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £536,000 is 15.6% below the 2022 sale of £635,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£476/sq ft) was about 15.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £635,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
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The data behind every report

  • 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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C78
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
—
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2021from Nov 2015
EPC improved fromD64toC78
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

21st centuryGround Floor FlatEPC CNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property has no mains gas supply and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Danbury Palace Drive, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4FA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Danbury Palace Drive has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£536,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.8% per year over 6 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£635,000

Growth on file: 1.8% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 October 2022Most recent

    £635,000

    +12.4%over 6 years

  2. 22 May 2016

    £565,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 4FA: £545,000 (2024–2022).

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.

Years Held for 5 Danbury Palace Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,121

Street avg £4,313

Strongly above

Floor Area

124 m²

Street avg 108 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Danbury Palace Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • 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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£477k

1 Chase Cottages, Riffhams Chase, Little Baddow

CM3 4AU

2 bed
£359k

1 Belvedere Close, Danbury

CM3 4RG

2 bed1 bath
£298k

1 Belvedere Road, Danbury

CM3 4RD

2 bed1 bath
£485k

1 Ash Cottages, Lodge Road, Bicknacre

CM3 4HL

3 bed
£475k

1 Danbury Vale, Danbury

CM3 4LA

3 bed
£474k

1 Eves Villas, Main Road, Bicknacre

CM3 4HN

3 bed
£466k

1 Dockwra Lane, Danbury

CM3 4RQ

3 bed1 bath
£455k

1 Brockenhurst Way, Bicknacre

CM3 4XN

3 bed2 bath
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.
Full Chelmsford report

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

0.3 km

Danbury Park — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Danbury Park Community Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Danbury Palace Drive, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4FA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.