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Bay Lodge, Mill Lane, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4HX

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
12
From EPC
Floor area
458 m²
4930 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band H
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Bay Lodge

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

Bay Lodge is a detached house in Danbury, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 4HX). It has a recorded floor area of 458 m² (around 4930 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 458 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£345/sq ft) was about 27.6% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold February 2020 for £1,700,000.

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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.

Bay Lodge sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
25.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildDetached over 300m²Extended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Bay Lodge, Mill Lane, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4HX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at Bay Lodge is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

3 applications on record at Bay Lodge, Mill Lane, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4HX

0decisions
  1. Apr 2006
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    Fell T5 - False Acacia (TPO/2001/123)

    Reference
    06/05047/TPO
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision
  4. Tree WorksDecision

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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.

Latest sale on Bay Lodge was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,863,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2020)

£1,700,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 February 2020Most recent

    £1,700,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 4HX: £425,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Mill Lane homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Bay Lodge stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,712

Street avg £3,040

Strongly above

Floor Area

458 m²

Street avg 139 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

25.0 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

6 years

Street avg 18 years

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Bay Lodge

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

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£852k

1 Danbury Palace Drive, Danbury

CM3 4FA

£712k

1 Copland Cottages, North Hill, Little Baddow

CM3 4TG

3 bed1 bath
£635k

1 Beaumont Park, Danbury

CM3 4DE

4 bed
£620k

1 Barley Mead, Danbury

CM3 4RP

5 bed2 bath
£485k

1 Ash Cottages, Lodge Road, Bicknacre

CM3 4HL

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

CM3 4NP

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

0.1 km

The Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury. 4 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 4HX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CM3 4HX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM3 4HX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

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 Bay Lodge, Mill Lane, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4HX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.