Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
4 Bakers Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Danbury, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 4LW). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil.
Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£494/sq ft) was about 41% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. At 94 m² it's 19.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 7 EPCs). Last sale on file: £500,000 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Sept 2026
Certificate validity
Expired on 15 September 2026
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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4 Bakers Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2014.
£527,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.8% per year over 7 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 9.8% per year over 7 years.
29 November 2021Most recent
£500,000
+19.0%over 4 years1 December 2016
£420,000
+68.0%over 2 years8 July 2014
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 4LW: £391,250 (2022–2016).
Little Birchwood, Hyde Lane, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4LW
Sold Feb 2022
2 Bakers Cottages, Hyde Lane, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4LW
Sold Sept 2020
3 Bakers Cottages, Hyde Lane, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4LW
Sold Jun 2018
Oak Bungalow, Hyde Lane, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4LW
Sold Apr 2017
Hyde Cottage, Hyde Lane, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4LW
Sold Mar 2016
Years Held for 4 Bakers Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,319
Street avg £4,876
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
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Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
233/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.3 km
Peartree Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Priory Primary School, Bicknacre. 3 schools nearby.
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