What kind of home is 47 Thrift Wood, CM3 4HT?

47 Thrift Wood, CM3 4HT is a detached house.

What was the last sold price for 47 Thrift Wood, CM3 4HT?

47 Thrift Wood, CM3 4HT last sold for £475,000 in April 2023, around 3 years ago. Before that, it sold for £367,500 in August 2022. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 47 Thrift Wood, CM3 4HT?

The current EPC rating for 47 Thrift Wood, CM3 4HT is E with a score of 48 out of 100, lodged in May 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 47 Thrift Wood, CM3 4HT?

47 Thrift Wood, CM3 4HT has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (1,109 sq ft). That makes it about 11% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CM3 4HT. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 47 Thrift Wood, CM3 4HT use?

The latest EPC at 47 Thrift Wood, CM3 4HT records electricity as the main heating fuel. It is also flagged as connected to mains gas. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 47 Thrift Wood, CM3 4HT?

47 Thrift Wood, CM3 4HT is in council tax band E.

Which area is 47 Thrift Wood, CM3 4HT in?

47 Thrift Wood, CM3 4HT sits in Bicknacre, Chelmsford, Chelmsford. It falls within the CM3 postcode district in Essex.

Is 47 Thrift Wood, CM3 4HT in a safe area?

Police records around 47 Thrift Wood, CM3 4HT 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 47 Thrift Wood, CM3 4HT?

The closest primary school to 47 Thrift Wood, CM3 4HT is Priory Primary School, Bicknacre (623m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 47 Thrift Wood, CM3 4HT?

The closest bus stop to 47 Thrift Wood, CM3 4HT is Barbrook Way, 225m away. In total there are 29 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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47 Thrift Wood, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HT

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

103 m²

1109 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 48

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 47 Thrift Wood

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

47 Thrift Wood is a detached house in Bicknacre, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 4HT). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 2022–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 29.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £528,000 is 11.2% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£428/sq ft) was about 76.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £475,000 in April 2023.

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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.

47 Thrift Wood's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E48

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

7.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 47 Thrift Wood, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

47 Thrift Wood has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

47 Thrift Wood changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£528,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 29.3% per year over 1 year.

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Last sold (2023)

£475,000

Growth on file: 29.3% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

23 April 2023Most recent
£475,000
+29.3%over 8 months
17 August 2022
£367,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 4HT: £445,000 (2024–2018).

Nearby sales in CM3 4HT

On the street

Versus other Thrift Wood homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 47 Thrift Wood runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,612

Street avg £2,814

Strongly above

Floor Area

103 m²

Street avg 119 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

7.9 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly 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.

£485k

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3 bed

£481k

1 Deerhurst Chase, Bicknacre

CM3 4XG

4 bed3 bath

£477k

1 Chase Cottages, Riffhams Chase, Little Baddow

CM3 4AU

2 bed

£475k

1 Butts Lane, Danbury

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£475k

1 Chartwell, High Pastures, Little Baddow

CM3 4TS

£475k

1 Danbury Vale, Danbury

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3 bed

£474k

1 Eves Villas, Main Road, Bicknacre

CM3 4HN

3 bed

£466k

1 Dockwra Lane, Danbury

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3 bed1 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

0.6 km

Priory Primary School, Bicknacre. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM3 4HT 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 4HT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.0dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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