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Highfields House, Plumptre Lane, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4JL

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
6
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
202 m²
2174 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Highfields House

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

Highfields House is a six-bedroom detached house in Danbury, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 4JL). It has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (around 2174 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a C (score 73).

At 202 m² the property is well over the postcode median (143 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.

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

  • Bedrooms6
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageDouble
  • LandYes
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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
Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Highfields House, Plumptre Lane, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4JL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Highfields House 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.

Highfields House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£1,011,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 4JL: £590,000 (2023–2015).

On the street

Versus other Plumptre Lane homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Highfields House stands well clear of the street.

EPC Rating

73 (C)

Street avg 58 (D)

Strongly above

Floor Area

202 m²

Street avg 135 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Highfields House

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.
£620k

1 Barley Mead, Danbury

CM3 4RP

5 bed2 bath
£635k

1 Beaumont Park, Danbury

CM3 4DE

4 bed
£481k

1 Deerhurst Chase, Bicknacre

CM3 4XG

4 bed3 bath
£852k

1 Danbury Palace Drive, Danbury

CM3 4FA

£712k

1 Copland Cottages, North Hill, Little Baddow

CM3 4TG

3 bed1 bath
£485k

1 Ash Cottages, Lodge Road, Bicknacre

CM3 4HL

3 bed
£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 Common — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Danbury Park Community 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM3 4JL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CM3 4JL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM3 4JL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.7dB

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 Highfields House, Plumptre Lane, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4JL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.