Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
16 Butterbur Chase, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AG
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
126 m²
1356 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 16 Butterbur Chase
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Butterbur Chase is a four-bedroom detached house in South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 7AG). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£442/sq ft) was about 134.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £600,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
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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.
16 Butterbur Chase sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate
Apr 2022EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 29 April 2032
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 16 Butterbur Chase, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
16 Butterbur Chase 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.
Latest sale on 16 Butterbur Chase was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£632,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£600,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 August 2022Most recent
£600,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 7AG: £420,000 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in CM3 7AG
20 Butterbur Chase, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AG
Sold Dec 2024
£527,0008 Butterbur Chase, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AG
Sold Oct 2024
£545,00013 Butterbur Chase, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AG
Sold Mar 2019
£420,0002 Butterbur Chase, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AG
Sold Mar 2014
£360,00018 Butterbur Chase, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AG
Sold Nov 2013
£310,000
Versus other Butterbur Chase homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 16 Butterbur Chase stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,762
Street avg £2,520
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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.
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
0.4 km
Gandalfs Ride — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Elmwood Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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 7AG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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