What type of property is 8 Main Road, CM3 4HA?

8 Main Road, CM3 4HA is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What did 8 Main Road, CM3 4HA sell for?

8 Main Road, CM3 4HA last sold for £392,500 in October 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £59,500 in December 1996, so prices have been rising over 25 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 8 Main Road, CM3 4HA?

Across 2 sales between December 1996 and October 2021, 8 Main Road, CM3 4HA rose from £59,500 to £392,500, a change of £333,000. That works out to roughly +7.9% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 8 Main Road, CM3 4HA?

The current EPC rating for 8 Main Road, CM3 4HA is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in July 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Main Road, CM3 4HA?

8 Main Road, CM3 4HA has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (926 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CM3 4HA. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Main Road, CM3 4HA heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Main Road, CM3 4HA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Main Road, CM3 4HA?

8 Main Road, CM3 4HA is in council tax band C.

Where is 8 Main Road, CM3 4HA located?

8 Main Road, CM3 4HA sits in Bicknacre, Chelmsford, Chelmsford. It falls within the CM3 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 8 Main Road, CM3 4HA?

Police records around 8 Main Road, CM3 4HA show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 75% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 8 Main Road, CM3 4HA?

The closest primary school to 8 Main Road, CM3 4HA is Priory Primary School, Bicknacre (545m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to 8 Main Road, CM3 4HA?

The closest bus stop to 8 Main Road, CM3 4HA is Brewers Arms, 297m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Main Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HA

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

86 m²

926 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Main Road

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

8 Main Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bicknacre, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 4HA). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£424/sq ft) was about 47.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 86 m² it's 15.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 11 EPCs). Last sale on file: £392,500 in October 2021. 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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageDouble

Building

Heating systemGas
Previously extendedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Level 3 Building Survey

Early 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC DExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Main Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Main Road 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.

8 Main Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£429,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£392,500

Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

6 October 2021Most recent
£392,500
+559.7%over 24 years
9 December 1996
£59,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 4HA: £375,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in CM3 4HA

On the street

Versus other Main Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 8 Main Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,564

Street avg £4,151

On par

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 120 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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1 Ash Cottages, Lodge Road, Bicknacre

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3 bed

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1 Copland Cottages, North Hill, Little Baddow

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3 bed1 bath

£477k

1 Chase Cottages, Riffhams Chase, Little Baddow

CM3 4AU

2 bed

£481k

1 Deerhurst Chase, Bicknacre

CM3 4XG

4 bed3 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

Brewers Arms — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Priory Primary School, Bicknacre. 3 schools nearby.

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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 4HA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM3 4HA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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