4 Dockwra Lane, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4RQ
About 4 Dockwra Lane
4 Dockwra Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Danbury, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 4RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in June 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 92 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £414,000 sits 398.8% above the 1996 sale of £83,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£84/sq ft) was about 73.3% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
4 Dockwra Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
4 Dockwra Lane 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
4 Dockwra Lane's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£414,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£83,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 June 1996Most recent
£83,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 4RQ: £152,000 (2021–1996).
Versus other Dockwra Lane homes
On epc rating, 4 Dockwra Lane runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 48 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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
0.3 km
The Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB







