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8 Canons Close, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HS

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
131 m²
1410 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Canons Close

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

8 Canons Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Bicknacre, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 4HS). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£370/sq ft) was about 149.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2022 for £521,500. 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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear

Building

  • Heating systemGas
  • Underfloor heatingYes
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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Canons Close, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Canons Close 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.

Latest sale on 8 Canons Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£568,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£521,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 February 2022Most recent

    £521,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 4HS: £400,000 (2024–2004).

On the street

Versus other Canons Close homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Canons Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,981

Street avg £2,292

Strongly above

Floor Area

131 m²

Street avg 132 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Canons Close

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

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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
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.

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

0.1 km

Barbrook Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Priory Primary School, Bicknacre. 3 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 4HS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CM3 4HS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM3 4HS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.9dB

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 8 Canons Close, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.