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. 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Nov 2018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
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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.
£235,000
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
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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB







