13 Penshurst Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AY
About 13 Penshurst Drive
13 Penshurst Drive is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 7AY). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (42–110 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 13 units on file. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £215,000 in August 2018. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £248,000 is 15.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£476/sq ft) was about 83.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
13 Penshurst Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Nov 2018
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 20 November 2018
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Planning history
13 Penshurst Drive 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
13 Penshurst Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£248,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 21 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
22 August 2018Most recent
£215,000
+18.1%over 1 year4 September 2016
£181,995
+65.5%over 13 years22 May 2003
£110,000
+23.6%over 10 months21 July 2002
£88,995
+95.6%over 5 years26 June 1997
£45,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 7AY: £460,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in CM3 7AY
2 Penshurst Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AY
Sold Oct 2025
£510,0001 Penshurst Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AY
Sold Oct 2022
£600,0008 Penshurst Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AY
Sold Jan 2021
£337,00021 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
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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
44.1dB

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