What kind of home is 12 Garden Close, CM3 6BP?

12 Garden Close, CM3 6BP is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 12 Garden Close, CM3 6BP sell for?

12 Garden Close, CM3 6BP last sold for £101,500 in November 2001, around 25 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 12 Garden Close, CM3 6BP?

The current EPC rating for 12 Garden Close, CM3 6BP is E with a score of 48 out of 100, lodged in May 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 12 Garden Close, CM3 6BP?

12 Garden Close, CM3 6BP has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (990 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 12 Garden Close, CM3 6BP use?

The latest EPC at 12 Garden Close, CM3 6BP records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 12 Garden Close, CM3 6BP?

12 Garden Close, CM3 6BP is in council tax band C.

Which area is 12 Garden Close, CM3 6BP in?

12 Garden Close, CM3 6BP sits in Althorne, Chelmsford, Chelmsford. It falls within the CM3 postcode district in Essex.

Is 12 Garden Close, CM3 6BP in a safe area?

Police records around 12 Garden Close, CM3 6BP 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 schools are near 12 Garden Close, CM3 6BP?

The closest primary school to 12 Garden Close, CM3 6BP is Maylandsea Primary School (2.1km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 12 Garden Close, CM3 6BP?

The closest bus stop to 12 Garden Close, CM3 6BP is Post Office, 101m away. The nearest rail option is Althorne Rail Station, 1.9km away.

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12 Garden Close, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6BP

Extendable

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

92 m²

990 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 48

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Garden Close

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

12 Garden Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Althorne, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 6BP). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

It hasn't traded since November 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £309,000 sits 204.4% above the 2001 sale of £101,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 48% below the postcode norm.

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

Bedrooms3
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Building

Extension potentialPossible

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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.

12 Garden Close 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 May 2024

EPC Rating

E48

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Garden Close, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6BP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Garden Close has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

12 Garden Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).

Current estimate

£309,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2001)

£101,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

5 November 2001Most recent
£101,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 6BP: £350,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in CM3 6BP

On the street

Versus other Garden Close homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

12 Garden Close is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,103

Street avg £3,281

Strongly below

Floor Area

92 m²

Street avg 92 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

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.

£303k

1 Black Lion Cottages, Burnham Road, Althorne

CM3 6BU

3 bed

£370k

1 Clarke Rise, Cold Norton

CM3 6JL

3 bed1 bath

£321k

1 Austral Way, Althorne

CM3 6UP

2 bed

£367k

1 Bramley Way, Mayland

CM3 6ER

4 bed

£374k

1 Bay Cottages, The Street, Stow Maries

CM3 6RY

2 bed1 bath

£386k

1 Blenheim Gardens, Mayland

CM3 6TH

4 bed

£437k

1 Bridgemans Green, Latchingdon

CM3 6LJ

4 bed2 bath

£520k

1 Curlew Avenue, Mayland

CM3 6TX

4 bed2 bath

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

Post Office — bus stop.

Closest school

2.1 km

Maylandsea Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM3 6BP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM3 6BP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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