1 Knole Close, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AP
About 1 Knole Close
1 Knole Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 7AP). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2017. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Last sale on file: £387,500 in July 2024. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 83 m² it's 19.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 4 EPCs). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2008–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£434/sq ft) was about 58.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- Summer houseYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 March 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 Knole Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
3 applications on record at 1 Knole Close, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AP
- Jun 2015ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
The construction of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by a maximum depth of 5m, for which the maximum height would be 3.7m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.5m.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/00057/HHPA
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMar 2018Decision
- ExtensionAug 2015Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Knole Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£408,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 17 years.
£387,500
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
30 July 2024Most recent
£387,500
+2.8%over 1 year20 December 2022
£377,000
+34.6%over 5 years11 October 2017
£280,000
+47.4%over 9 years17 January 2008
£189,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 7AP: £265,000 (2025–2011).
Nearby sales in CM3 7AP
2 Knole Close, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AP
Sold Oct 2025
£335,0005 Knole Close, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AP
Sold Aug 2019
£345,0004 Knole Close, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AP
Sold Jun 2012
£218,0003 Knole Close, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AP
Sold Aug 2011
£193,000
Versus other Knole Close homes
1 Knole Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,669
Street avg £4,090
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.5 km
Gandalfs Ride — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Riverside Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB







