Greenacre, Hyde Lane, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4LW
About Greenacre
Greenacre is a detached house in Danbury, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 4LW). It has a recorded floor area of 169 m² (around 1816 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 169 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in May 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Across 1995–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £901,000 is 38.6% above the 2015 sale price.
Energy performance
Greenacre's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Mar 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Greenacre has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
2 applications on record at Greenacre, Hyde Lane, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4LW
- Aug 2003ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
First floor side extension.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/01429/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionDec 2020Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Greenacre has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1995.
£901,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 20 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
7 May 2015Most recent
£650,000
+179.0%over 18 years30 July 1996
£233,000
-2.1%over 1 year10 March 1995
£238,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 4LW: £475,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in CM3 4LW
Little Birchwood, Hyde Lane, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4LW
Sold Feb 2022
£350,0004 Bakers Cottages, Hyde Lane, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4LW
Sold Nov 2021
£500,0002 Bakers Cottages, Hyde Lane, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4LW
Sold Sept 2020
£475,0003 Bakers Cottages, Hyde Lane, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4LW
Sold Jun 2018
£391,250Oak Bungalow, Hyde Lane, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4LW
Sold Apr 2017
£767,500
Versus other Hyde Lane homes
Greenacre is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£3,853
Street avg £5,120
Floor Area
169 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
1.3 km
Peartree Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Priory Primary School, Bicknacre. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB







