Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
17 Penshurst Drive is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 7AY). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sold in November 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £321,000 is 43.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£365/sq ft) was about 38.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Sept 2025
Certificate validity
Expired on 7 September 2025
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17 Penshurst Drive has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£321,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 16 years.
£224,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 16 years.
24 November 2015Most recent
£224,000
+44.5%over 10 years12 June 2005
£155,000
+38.5%over 3 years28 March 2002
£111,950
+57.7%over 2 years28 July 1999
£71,000
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
Floor Area for 17 Penshurst Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,930
Street avg £3,806
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 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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