What type of property is 15 Garden Close, CM3 6BP?

15 Garden Close, CM3 6BP is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What did 15 Garden Close, CM3 6BP sell for?

15 Garden Close, CM3 6BP last sold for £275,000 in February 2019, around 7 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £57,500 in January 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 15 Garden Close, CM3 6BP appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between January 1995 and February 2019, 15 Garden Close, CM3 6BP rose from £57,500 to £275,000, a change of £217,500. That works out to roughly +6.7% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 15 Garden Close, CM3 6BP?

The current EPC rating for 15 Garden Close, CM3 6BP is C with a score of 71 out of 100, lodged in December 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 15 Garden Close, CM3 6BP?

15 Garden Close, CM3 6BP has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (1,066 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CM3 6BP. Source: EPC Register.

How is 15 Garden Close, CM3 6BP heated?

The latest EPC at 15 Garden Close, CM3 6BP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 15 Garden Close, CM3 6BP?

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

Where is 15 Garden Close, CM3 6BP located?

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

How safe is the area around 15 Garden Close, CM3 6BP?

Police records around 15 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.

Which schools serve 15 Garden Close, CM3 6BP?

The closest primary school to 15 Garden Close, CM3 6BP is Maylandsea Primary School (2.1km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 15 Garden Close, CM3 6BP?

The closest bus stop to 15 Garden Close, CM3 6BP is Post Office, 101m away. The nearest rail option is Althorne Rail Station, 1.9km away.

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15 Garden Close, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6BP

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

99 m²

1066 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 71

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 15 Garden Close

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

15 Garden Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Althorne, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 6BP). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 99 m² it's 15% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 20 EPCs). Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £363,000 is 32% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£258/sq ft) was about 30.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2019 at £275,000.

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
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageDouble

Building

Previously extendedYes

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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

C71

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 15 Garden Close, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6BP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

15 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.

15 Garden Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£363,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£275,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

21 February 2019Most recent
£275,000
+279.3%over 19 years
23 September 1999
£72,500
+26.1%over 4 years
31 January 1995
£57,500

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.

On epc rating, 15 Garden Close stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,778

Street avg £3,183

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Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 91 m²

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Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

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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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2 bed

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1 Bridgemans Green, Latchingdon

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1 Curlew Avenue, Mayland

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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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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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