Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Blake Court is an end-of-terrace house in South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 5XY). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £350,000 in June 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 47.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 March 2034
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
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2 Blake Court has no planning applications on record.
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2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2004.
£371,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 18 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 18 years.
29 June 2022Most recent
£350,000
+2.0%over 6 months22 December 2021
£343,000
+53.5%over 7 years4 June 2014
£223,500
+46.1%over 10 years27 February 2004
£153,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 5XY: £305,000 (2025–2023).
22 Blake Court, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5XY
Sold May 2025
12 Blake Court, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5XY
Sold Mar 2025
14 Blake Court, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5XY
Sold Oct 2024
10 Blake Court, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5XY
Sold Dec 2023
20 Blake Court, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5XY
Sold Oct 2023
On floor area, 2 Blake Court stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,571
Street avg £3,753
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
233/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Collingwood Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Collingwood Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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