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

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

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

12b, Garden Close, CM3 6BP last sold for £346,250 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £98,000 in February 2002. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 12b, Garden Close, CM3 6BP changed over time?

Across 3 sales between February 2002 and July 2022, 12b, Garden Close, CM3 6BP rose from £98,000 to £346,250, a change of £248,250. That works out to roughly +6.4% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 12b, Garden Close, CM3 6BP have?

The current EPC rating for 12b, Garden Close, CM3 6BP is C with a score of 75 out of 100, lodged in March 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 12b, Garden Close, CM3 6BP?

12b, 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 12b, Garden Close, CM3 6BP use?

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

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

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

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

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

What is crime like near 12b, Garden Close, CM3 6BP?

Police records around 12b, 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 12b, Garden Close, CM3 6BP?

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

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

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

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12b, Garden Close, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6BP

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

92 m²

990 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 75

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12b

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

12b 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 (March 2022) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).

Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£350/sq ft) was about 77.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £346,250 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

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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

C75

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

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

12b has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2002.

Current estimate

£368,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£346,250

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

21 July 2022Most recent
£346,250
+103.7%over 15 years
15 December 2006
£170,000
+73.5%over 4 years
15 February 2002
£98,000

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.

EPC Rating for 12b runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,764

Street avg £3,125

Above

Floor Area

92 m²

Street avg 92 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

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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

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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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

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