20 Benbow Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5FP
About 20 Benbow Drive
20 Benbow Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 5FP). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Held since February 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £463,000 sits 256.2% above the 2001 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£130/sq ft) was about 42.1% below the postcode norm. At 93 m² it's 16.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 15 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
Building
- Heating systemGas
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
20 Benbow Drive has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
20 Benbow Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£463,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£130,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 February 2001Most recent
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 5FP: £380,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in CM3 5FP
4 Benbow Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5FP
Sold Aug 2024
£525,00035 Benbow Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5FP
Sold Apr 2018
£195,00037 Benbow Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5FP
Sold Apr 2018
£261,00025 Benbow Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5FP
Sold Jan 2017
£380,00012 Benbow Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5FP
Sold Dec 2016
£420,000
Versus other Benbow Drive homes
On floor area, 20 Benbow Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,398
Street avg £3,261
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.3 km
Asda Store — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Collingwood Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB