Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Smugglers Club Ground, Bridgemarsh Lane, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6DQ
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
72 m²
775 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 30
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 3 Smugglers Club Ground
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Smugglers Club Ground is a detached house in Althorne, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 6DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in November 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £248,000 sits 264.7% above the 2008 sale of £68,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 38.4% below the postcode norm. At 72 m² it's 28% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 21 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs).
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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
Feb 2022EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F30
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 February 2032
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Level 3 Building Survey
Late 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC FNo mains gasLow flood risk
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Smugglers Club Ground, Bridgemarsh Lane, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6DQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Smugglers Club Ground has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 Smugglers Club Ground's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2008).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£248,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2008)
£68,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 November 2008Most recent
£68,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 6DQ: £200,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CM3 6DQ
103 104 Smugglers Club Ground, Bridgemarsh Lane, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6DQ
Sold Jul 2025
£180,00038 Smugglers Club Ground, Bridgemarsh Lane, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6DQ
Sold Apr 2023
£200,00030 Smugglers Club Ground, Bridgemarsh Lane, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6DQ
Sold Feb 2023
£235,000115 116 Smugglers Club Ground, Bridgemarsh Lane, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6DQ
Sold Nov 2022
£285,00020 21 Smugglers Club Ground, Bridgemarsh Lane, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6DQ
Sold Feb 2022
£185,000
Versus other Bridgemarsh Lane homes
Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
3 Smugglers Club Ground is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£944
Street avg £2,507
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
233/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Althorne Rail Station — railway station.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM3 6DQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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