12 Five Acres, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4NB
About 12 Five Acres
12 Five Acres is a four-bedroom detached house in Danbury, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 4NB). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.
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 (£366/sq ft) was about 46.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2023 for £484,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Corner plotYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Underfloor heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
12 Five Acres sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
12 Five Acres has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
12 Five Acres valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£528,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£484,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 November 2023Most recent
£484,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 4NB: £525,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CM3 4NB
22 Five Acres, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4NB
Sold Oct 2024
£442,0008 Five Acres, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4NB
Sold Sept 2024
£650,00010 Five Acres, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4NB
Sold Aug 2024
£525,00018 Five Acres, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4NB
Sold Jul 2024
£510,0003 Five Acres, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4NB
Sold Aug 2022
£535,000
Versus other Five Acres homes
EPC Rating for 12 Five Acres lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,935
Street avg £3,651
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
0.2 km
The White Swan — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Priory Primary School, Bicknacre. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB







