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14 Ferris Avenue, Cold Norton, Chelmsford, CM3 6HZ

Extendable
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
141 m²
1518 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 14 Ferris Avenue

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

14 Ferris Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Cold Norton, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 6HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.

At 141 m² it's 22.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 12 EPCs). Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£405/sq ft) was about 110.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £615,000 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

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageDouble

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
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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.

14 Ferris Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Aug 2026

Current Certificate
Aug 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 6 August 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC ENo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 14 Ferris Avenue, Cold Norton, Chelmsford, CM3 6HZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

14 Ferris Avenue 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.

Latest sale on 14 Ferris Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£636,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£615,000

Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 October 2022Most recent

    £615,000

    +24.2%over 5 years

  2. 14 November 2016

    £495,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 6HZ: £445,000 (2019–2017).

On the street

Versus other Ferris Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

14 Ferris Avenue outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,362

Street avg £3,111

Strongly above

Floor Area

141 m²

Street avg 106 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.5 t/year

Street avg 6.1 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 14 Ferris Avenue

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

Pick your report · from £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.
£501k

1 Curlew Avenue, Mayland

CM3 6TX

4 bed2 bath
£432k

1 Bridgemans Green, Latchingdon

CM3 6LJ

4 bed2 bath
£385k

1 Blenheim Gardens, Mayland

CM3 6TH

4 bed
£380k

1 Bramley Way, Mayland

CM3 6ER

4 bed
£645k

1 Crouch Vale Court, Latchingdon

CM3 6FN

5 bed3 bath
£666k

1 Bakersfield, The Drive, Mayland

CM3 6GT

5 bed3 bath
£833k

1 Brennan Close, Cold Norton

CM3 6SZ

5 bed2 bath
£359k

1 Clarke Rise, Cold Norton

CM3 6JL

3 bed1 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

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

233/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

The Norton — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Cold Norton 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 6HZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CM3 6HZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM3 6HZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

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 14 Ferris Avenue, Cold Norton, Chelmsford, CM3 6HZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.