Dutch Barn, Lodge Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HG
About Dutch Barn
Dutch Barn is a semi-detached house in Bicknacre, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 4HG). It has a recorded floor area of 232 m² (around 2497 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on lpg.
At 232 m² it's 24.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (186 m² median across 6 EPCs). Across 2015–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,232,000 is 23.2% above the 2020 sale price. Most recent transfer: September 2020 at £1,000,000.
Energy performance
Dutch Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Dutch Barn has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,232,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 5 years.
£1,000,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
9 September 2020Most recent
£1,000,000
+32.9%over 4 years13 October 2015
£752,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 4HG: £695,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in CM3 4HG
1 Rosewarne Cottages, Lodge Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HG
Sold Oct 2025
£695,000Rosewarne House, Lodge Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HG
Sold Dec 2020
£1,230,000Woodbine Cottage, Lodge Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HG
Sold Jun 2017
£371,0003 Rosewarne Cottages, Lodge Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HG
Sold Sept 2016
£300,000Broadview Barn, Lodge Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HG
Sold Jan 2015
£790,700
Versus other Lodge Road homes
Price per m²
£4,310
Street avg £4,530
Floor Area
232 m²
Street avg 209 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 12.3 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
Lodge Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
St Mary's Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







