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5 Butterbur Chase, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AG

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
97 m²
1044 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Butterbur Chase

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

5 Butterbur Chase is a detached house in South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 7AG). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Held since April 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £491,000 sits 464.4% above the 1997 sale of £87,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£83/sq ft) was about 58.7% below the postcode norm. At 97 m² it's 26% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 11 EPCs).

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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.

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Butterbur Chase, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

5 Butterbur Chase's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).

Current estimate

£491,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1997)

£87,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 April 1997Most recent

    £87,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 7AG: £527,000 (2024–2014).

On the street

Versus other Butterbur Chase homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 5 Butterbur Chase lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£897

Street avg £2,906

Strongly below

Floor Area

97 m²

Street avg 128 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Butterbur Chase

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

Pick your report · every report is £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.
£495k

1 Celeborn Street, South Woodham Ferrers

CM3 7AE

4 bed2 bath
£450k

1 Osterley Place, South Woodham Ferrers

CM3 7AZ

£550k

1 Butterbur Chase, South Woodham Ferrers

CM3 7AG

£425k

1 Holkham Avenue, South Woodham Ferrers

CM3 7AU

5 bed
£575k

1 Lorien Gardens, South Woodham Ferrers

CM3 7AQ

4 bed2 bath
£407k

1 Bree Hill, South Woodham Ferrers

CM3 7AD

3 bed2 bath
£596k

1 Penshurst Drive, South Woodham Ferrers

CM3 7AY

4 bed2 bath
£600k

10 Bywater Road, South Woodham Ferrers

CM3 7AJ

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

0.4 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.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for CM3 7AG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM3 7AG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

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 5 Butterbur Chase, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.