What kind of home is 4 Winterdale Cottages, Burnham Road, CM3 6BX?

4 Winterdale Cottages, Burnham Road, CM3 6BX is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 4 Winterdale Cottages, Burnham Road, CM3 6BX sell for?

4 Winterdale Cottages, Burnham Road, CM3 6BX last sold for £420,000 in October 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £257,000 in February 2017. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 4 Winterdale Cottages, Burnham Road, CM3 6BX changed over time?

Across 3 sales between February 2017 and October 2022, 4 Winterdale Cottages, Burnham Road, CM3 6BX rose from £257,000 to £420,000, a change of £163,000. That works out to roughly +9% per year compounded over 6 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 4 Winterdale Cottages, Burnham Road, CM3 6BX?

The current EPC rating for 4 Winterdale Cottages, Burnham Road, CM3 6BX is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in July 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 4 Winterdale Cottages, Burnham Road, CM3 6BX?

4 Winterdale Cottages, Burnham Road, CM3 6BX has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (1,109 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 21% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CM3 6BX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 4 Winterdale Cottages, Burnham Road, CM3 6BX use?

The latest EPC at 4 Winterdale Cottages, Burnham Road, CM3 6BX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 4 Winterdale Cottages, Burnham Road, CM3 6BX had any planning applications?

4 Winterdale Cottages, Burnham Road, CM3 6BX has 1 planning record on file (1 registered or pending), most recent in August 2021. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 4 Winterdale Cottages, Burnham Road, CM3 6BX?

4 Winterdale Cottages, Burnham Road, CM3 6BX is in council tax band C.

Which area is 4 Winterdale Cottages, Burnham Road, CM3 6BX in?

4 Winterdale Cottages, Burnham Road, CM3 6BX sits in Althorne, Chelmsford, Chelmsford. It falls within the CM3 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 4 Winterdale Cottages, Burnham Road, CM3 6BX?

Police records around 4 Winterdale Cottages, Burnham Road, CM3 6BX 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 4 Winterdale Cottages, Burnham Road, CM3 6BX?

The closest primary school to 4 Winterdale Cottages, Burnham Road, CM3 6BX is Maylandsea Primary School (2.2km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to 4 Winterdale Cottages, Burnham Road, CM3 6BX?

The closest bus stop to 4 Winterdale Cottages, Burnham Road, CM3 6BX is Recreation Ground, 74m away. The nearest rail option is Althorne Rail Station, 1.8km away.

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4 Winterdale Cottages, Burnham Road, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6BX

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

103 m²

1109 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4 Winterdale Cottages

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

4 Winterdale Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Althorne, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 6BX). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 97), a 3-band jump.

One planning application is currently pending a decision in 2021. Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£379/sq ft) was about 52.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 103 m² it's 23.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 9 EPCs). Last sale on file: £420,000 in October 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
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
DrivewayYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

EPC Rating

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Winterdale Cottages, Burnham Road, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6BX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 4 Winterdale Cottages, Burnham Road, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6BX

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Aug 2021
Telecoms
Outcome in report
Removal of existing pole and replace with a new pole.
Documents
2 docs on file
Reference
21/00876/TELPD
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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.

4 Winterdale Cottages saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£446,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£420,000

Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

20 October 2022Most recent
£420,000
+10.4%over 1 year
9 December 2020
£380,500
+48.1%over 3 years
17 February 2017
£257,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 6BX: £490,000 (2024–2018).

Nearby sales in CM3 6BX

On the street

Versus other Burnham Road homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 4 Winterdale Cottages stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,078

Street avg £3,683

Strongly above

Floor Area

103 m²

Street avg 123 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

Above

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Comparables

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Area

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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

Recreation Ground — bus stop.

Closest school

2.2 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 6BX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM3 6BX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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