What kind of home is 17 Barbrook Way, CM3 4HP?

17 Barbrook Way, CM3 4HP is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 17 Barbrook Way, CM3 4HP sell for?

17 Barbrook Way, CM3 4HP last sold for £437,500 in May 2018, around 8 years ago. Before that, it sold for £86,000 in June 1995, so prices have been rising over 23 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Barbrook Way, CM3 4HP?

Across 2 sales between June 1995 and May 2018, 17 Barbrook Way, CM3 4HP rose from £86,000 to £437,500, a change of £351,500. That works out to roughly +7.4% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 17 Barbrook Way, CM3 4HP?

The current EPC rating for 17 Barbrook Way, CM3 4HP is D with a score of 61 out of 100, lodged in November 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Barbrook Way, CM3 4HP?

17 Barbrook Way, CM3 4HP has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (1,346 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Barbrook Way, CM3 4HP use?

The latest EPC at 17 Barbrook Way, CM3 4HP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Barbrook Way, CM3 4HP?

17 Barbrook Way, CM3 4HP is in council tax band E.

Which area is 17 Barbrook Way, CM3 4HP in?

17 Barbrook Way, CM3 4HP sits in Bicknacre, Chelmsford, Chelmsford. It falls within the CM3 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 17 Barbrook Way, CM3 4HP?

Police records around 17 Barbrook Way, CM3 4HP 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.

What schools are near 17 Barbrook Way, CM3 4HP?

The closest primary school to 17 Barbrook Way, CM3 4HP is Priory Primary School, Bicknacre (694m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 17 Barbrook Way, CM3 4HP?

The closest bus stop to 17 Barbrook Way, CM3 4HP is Barbrook Way, 155m away. In total there are 28 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Barbrook Way, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HP

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

125 m²

1345 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 61

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Barbrook Way

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

17 Barbrook Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Bicknacre, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 4HP). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Across 1995–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £546,000 is 24.8% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 25.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 years since the last transfer (May 2018).

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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenEast-facing
GarageIntegral

Building

Heating systemGas

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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

D61

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Barbrook Way, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Barbrook Way 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.

Price for 17 Barbrook Way has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£546,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£437,500

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

7 May 2018Most recent
£437,500
+408.7%over 22 years
22 June 1995
£86,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 4HP: £502,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in CM3 4HP

On the street

Versus other Barbrook Way homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m²

£3,500

Street avg £3,402

On par

Floor Area

125 m²

Street avg 120 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

Below

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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.

£481k

1 Deerhurst Chase, Bicknacre

CM3 4XG

4 bed3 bath

£635k

1 Beaumont Park, Danbury

CM3 4DE

4 bed

£485k

1 Ash Cottages, Lodge Road, Bicknacre

CM3 4HL

3 bed

£620k

1 Barley Mead, Danbury

CM3 4RP

5 bed2 bath

£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

0.2 km

Barbrook Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 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 4HP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM3 4HP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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