Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
10 Penshurst Drive is a semi-detached house in South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 7AY). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £396,000 sits 65% above the 2014 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£343/sq ft) was about 35.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (March 2014). Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 65 m² it's 27.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 12 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Oct 2023
Certificate validity
Expired on 23 October 2023
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1 application on record at 10 Penshurst Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AY
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 4m, for which the maximum height would be 3m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.7m.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.
£396,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 18 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 18 years.
7 March 2014Most recent
£240,000
+2.1%over 6 years2 September 2007
£234,995
+20.5%over 2 years28 July 2005
£195,000
+5.4%over 1 year30 January 2004
£185,000
+130.8%over 7 years29 April 1996
£80,150
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 7AY: £439,000 (2025–2018).
2 Penshurst Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AY
Sold Oct 2025
1 Penshurst Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AY
Sold Oct 2022
8 Penshurst Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AY
Sold Jan 2021
13 Penshurst Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AY
Sold Aug 2018
21 Penshurst Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AY
Sold Aug 2017
10 Penshurst Drive is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£3,692
Street avg £3,830
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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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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