What kind of home is 26 Butts Lane, CM3 4NP?

26 Butts Lane, CM3 4NP is a 1-bedroom detached house.

What did 26 Butts Lane, CM3 4NP sell for?

26 Butts Lane, CM3 4NP last sold for £260,000 in May 2023, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £245,000 in March 2019. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 26 Butts Lane, CM3 4NP?

Across 3 sales between March 2019 and May 2023, 26 Butts Lane, CM3 4NP rose from £245,000 to £260,000, a change of £15,000. That works out to roughly +1.4% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 26 Butts Lane, CM3 4NP?

The current EPC rating for 26 Butts Lane, CM3 4NP is B with a score of 82 out of 100, lodged in November 2018. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 26 Butts Lane, CM3 4NP?

26 Butts Lane, CM3 4NP has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (570 sq ft), around 53 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 44% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CM3 4NP. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 26 Butts Lane, CM3 4NP use?

The latest EPC at 26 Butts Lane, CM3 4NP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 26 Butts Lane, CM3 4NP in?

26 Butts Lane, CM3 4NP sits in Danbury, Chelmsford, Chelmsford. It falls within the CM3 postcode district in Essex.

Is 26 Butts Lane, CM3 4NP in a safe area?

Police records around 26 Butts Lane, CM3 4NP show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 75% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What is the nearest station to 26 Butts Lane, CM3 4NP?

The closest bus stop to 26 Butts Lane, CM3 4NP is Eves Corner, 98m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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26 Butts Lane, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4NP

EPC B3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Floor top floor

Bedroom

Bathrooms

Floor area

53 m²

570 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 82

Overview

About 26 Butts Lane

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

26 Butts Lane is a one-bedroom detached house in Danbury, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 4NP). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft). At 53 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (53–133 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (November 2018) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average.

At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (94 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2019–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.4% per year. Last sale on file: £260,000 in May 2023.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms2

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

26 Butts Lane's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

B82

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.0 t/year

Occupancy

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Butts Lane, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4NP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Butts Lane has no planning applications on record.

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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.

26 Butts Lane saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£259,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.4% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£260,000

Growth on file: 1.4% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

17 May 2023Most recent
£260,000
+10.6%over 2 years
26 February 2021
£235,000
-4.1%over 1 year
29 March 2019
£245,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 4NP: £480,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in CM3 4NP

On the street

Versus other Butts Lane homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 26 Butts Lane lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,906

Street avg £4,665

On par

Floor Area

53 m²

Street avg 69 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.0 t/year

Street avg 1.2 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

3 years

Street avg 6 years

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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1 bed

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1 Belvedere Road, Danbury

CM3 4RD

2 bed1 bath

£359k

1 Belvedere Close, Danbury

CM3 4RG

2 bed1 bath

£477k

1 Chase Cottages, Riffhams Chase, Little Baddow

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2 bed

£455k

1 Brockenhurst Way, Bicknacre

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3 bed2 bath

£466k

1 Dockwra Lane, Danbury

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3 bed1 bath

£474k

1 Eves Villas, Main Road, Bicknacre

CM3 4HN

3 bed

£475k

1 Danbury Vale, Danbury

CM3 4LA

3 bed

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

Eves Corner — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM3 4NP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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