1 Leighams Bungalow, Leighams Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HF
About 1 Leighams Bungalow
1 Leighams Bungalow is a detached house in Bicknacre, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 4HF). It has a recorded floor area of 225 m² (around 2422 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in June 2019 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 97), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 225 m² the property is well over the postcode median (130 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £861,000 sits 53.8% above the 2019 sale of £560,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£231/sq ft) was about 41.6% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold October 2019 for £560,000.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
5 applications on record at 1 Leighams Bungalow, Leighams Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HF
- Jul 2011ExtensionOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
- Reference
- 11/01047/CLOPUD
- More recent applications — locked
- OutbuildingDec 2020Decision
- OutbuildingSept 2020Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
1 Leighams Bungalow has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£861,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 24 years.
£560,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
21 October 2019Most recent
£560,000
+443.7%over 24 years8 June 1995
£103,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 4HF: £628,500 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CM3 4HF
Oakview, Leighams Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HF
Sold May 2025
£628,500Rosemary Lodge, Leighams Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HF
Sold Nov 2021
£745,000Vita Nova, Leighams Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HF
Sold Mar 2021
£300,000Eothen, Leighams Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HF
Sold Sept 2020
£525,000Highfield, Leighams Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HF
Sold Aug 2019
£670,000
Versus other Leighams Road homes
On price per m², 1 Leighams Bungalow runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,489
Street avg £4,792
Floor Area
225 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
0.7 km
Thrift Wood — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







