What type of property is 1 Brent Avenue, CM3 5SE?

1 Brent Avenue, CM3 5SE is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 1 Brent Avenue, CM3 5SE?

1 Brent Avenue, CM3 5SE last sold for £405,000 in May 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £101,500 in October 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 1 Brent Avenue, CM3 5SE?

Across 3 sales between October 1997 and May 2021, 1 Brent Avenue, CM3 5SE rose from £101,500 to £405,000, a change of £303,500. That works out to roughly +6% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 1 Brent Avenue, CM3 5SE have?

The current EPC rating for 1 Brent Avenue, CM3 5SE is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in October 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Brent Avenue, CM3 5SE?

1 Brent Avenue, CM3 5SE has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (1,399 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CM3 5SE. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Brent Avenue, CM3 5SE heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Brent Avenue, CM3 5SE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 1 Brent Avenue, CM3 5SE?

1 Brent Avenue, CM3 5SE is in council tax band E.

Where is 1 Brent Avenue, CM3 5SE located?

1 Brent Avenue, CM3 5SE sits in South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Chelmsford. It falls within the CM3 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 1 Brent Avenue, CM3 5SE?

Police records around 1 Brent Avenue, CM3 5SE 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.

Which schools serve 1 Brent Avenue, CM3 5SE?

The closest primary school to 1 Brent Avenue, CM3 5SE is Woodville Primary School (152m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is William de Ferrers School (1.2km).

What is the nearest station to 1 Brent Avenue, CM3 5SE?

The closest bus stop to 1 Brent Avenue, CM3 5SE is Medical Centre, 123m away. The nearest rail option is South Woodham Ferrers Rail Station, 314m away.

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1 Brent Avenue, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5SE

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

130 m²

1399 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Brent Avenue

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

1 Brent Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 5SE). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £513,000 is 26.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 71.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2021 for £405,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
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.

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Brent Avenue, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5SE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Brent Avenue 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Brent Avenue has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£513,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£405,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

20 May 2021Most recent
£405,000
+167.3%over 20 years
5 December 2000
£151,500
+49.3%over 3 years
16 October 1997
£101,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 5SE: £420,000 (2022–2012).

Nearby sales in CM3 5SE

On the street

Versus other Brent Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Brent Avenue is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,115

Street avg £2,768

Above

Floor Area

130 m²

Street avg 128 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Strongly above

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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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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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Medical Centre — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Woodville Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM3 5SE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM3 5SE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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