1 Penshurst Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AY
About 1 Penshurst Drive
1 Penshurst Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 7AY). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
Sold October 2022 for £600,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 110 m² it's 25.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 12 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£507/sq ft) was about 100.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 application on record at 1 Penshurst Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AY
- Jun 2007Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Convert one side of double garage into room (the side adjoining house) leaving one garage untouched. Parking spaces remain unaltered (2x off).
- Reference
- 07/00699/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Penshurst Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£596,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 19 years.
£600,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
17 October 2022Most recent
£600,000
+30.4%over 4 years17 November 2017
£460,000
+41.5%over 10 years21 December 2006
£325,000
+30.0%over 3 years8 June 2003
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 7AY: £337,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in CM3 7AY
2 Penshurst Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AY
Sold Oct 2025
£510,0008 Penshurst Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AY
Sold Jan 2021
£337,00013 Penshurst Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AY
Sold Aug 2018
£215,00021 Penshurst Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AY
Sold Aug 2017
£290,0007 Penshurst Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AY
Sold Dec 2016
£430,000
Versus other Penshurst Drive homes
1 Penshurst Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,455
Street avg £3,654
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.5 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
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB







