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16 Garden Close, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6BP

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
106 m²
1141 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 16 Garden Close

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

16 Garden Close is a semi-detached house in Althorne, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 6BP). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

At 106 m² it's 23.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 20 EPCs).

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC DExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

Because the property has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Garden Close, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6BP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 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.

16 Garden Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£339,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

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

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.

16 Garden Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

68 (D)

Street avg 67 (D)

On par

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 91 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 16 Garden Close

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£343k

1 Beech Drive, Latchingdon

CM3 6XT

£327k

1 Brook Hall Cottages, Steeple Road, Latchingdon

CM3 6LB

£321k

1 Austral Way, Althorne

CM3 6UP

2 bed
£367k

1 Bramley Way, Mayland

CM3 6ER

4 bed
£370k

1 Clarke Rise, Cold Norton

CM3 6JL

3 bed1 bath
£374k

1 Bay Cottages, The Street, Stow Maries

CM3 6RY

2 bed1 bath
£303k

1 Black Lion Cottages, Burnham Road, Althorne

CM3 6BU

3 bed
£300k

1 Charterhouse Cottages, Latchingdon Road, Cold Norton

CM3 6JN

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.

Go deeper on the local area

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 road noise heatmap for CM3 6BP

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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 16 Garden Close, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6BP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.