What kind of home is 21 Garden Close, CM3 6BP?

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

What was the last sold price for 21 Garden Close, CM3 6BP?

21 Garden Close, CM3 6BP last sold for £350,000 in April 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £67,500 in September 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 21 Garden Close, CM3 6BP appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between September 1997 and April 2024, 21 Garden Close, CM3 6BP rose from £67,500 to £350,000, a change of £282,500. That works out to roughly +6.4% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 21 Garden Close, CM3 6BP have?

The current EPC rating for 21 Garden Close, CM3 6BP is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in December 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 21 Garden Close, CM3 6BP?

21 Garden Close, CM3 6BP has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (764 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 23% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CM3 6BP. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 21 Garden Close, CM3 6BP use?

The latest EPC at 21 Garden Close, CM3 6BP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 21 Garden Close, CM3 6BP?

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

Which area is 21 Garden Close, CM3 6BP in?

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

What is crime like near 21 Garden Close, CM3 6BP?

Police records around 21 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 21 Garden Close, CM3 6BP?

The closest primary school to 21 Garden Close, CM3 6BP is Maylandsea Primary School (2.1km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 21 Garden Close, CM3 6BP?

The closest bus stop to 21 Garden Close, CM3 6BP is Post Office, 101m away. The nearest rail option is Althorne Rail Station, 1.9km away.

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21 Garden Close, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6BP

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

71 m²

764 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 21 Garden Close

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

21 Garden Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Althorne, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 6BP). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2022) 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 February 2019. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.

Across 1997–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£458/sq ft) was about 139.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 71 m² it's 20.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 20 EPCs). Last sale on file: £350,000 in April 2024.

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
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

GarageYes

Building

Central heatingYes

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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.

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Dec 2022

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2022from Feb 2019

Walls

AverageGood

Wall insulation improved

Roof

AverageGood

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting

36%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 Garden Close, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6BP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

21 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.

Price for 21 Garden Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£379,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£350,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

8 April 2024Most recent
£350,000
+25.0%over 4 years
21 July 2019
£280,000
+314.8%over 21 years
25 September 1997
£67,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 6BP: £350,000 (2025–2023).

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 price per m², 21 Garden Close stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,930

Street avg £3,056

Strongly above

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 93 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly above

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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.

£370k

1 Clarke Rise, Cold Norton

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3 bed1 bath

£303k

1 Black Lion Cottages, Burnham Road, Althorne

CM3 6BU

3 bed

£374k

1 Bay Cottages, The Street, Stow Maries

CM3 6RY

2 bed1 bath

£386k

1 Blenheim Gardens, Mayland

CM3 6TH

4 bed

£367k

1 Bramley Way, Mayland

CM3 6ER

4 bed

£437k

1 Bridgemans Green, Latchingdon

CM3 6LJ

4 bed2 bath

£321k

1 Austral Way, Althorne

CM3 6UP

2 bed

£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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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

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 21 Garden Close, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6BP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.