Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
6 Penshurst Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AY
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
85 m²
915 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 6 Penshurst Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
6 Penshurst Drive is a detached house in South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 7AY). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since June 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £432,000 sits 359.8% above the 1996 sale of £93,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£103/sq ft) was about 60.3% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
6 Penshurst Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Sept 2023
Current Certificate
Sept 2013EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 29 September 2023
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 6 Penshurst Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
6 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
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
6 Penshurst Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£432,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1996)
£93,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 June 1996Most recent
£93,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 7AY: £439,000 (2025–2018).
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
£337,00013 Penshurst Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AY
Sold Aug 2018
£215,00021 Penshurst Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AY
Sold Aug 2017
£290,000
Versus other Penshurst Drive homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
6 Penshurst Drive is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,105
Street avg £4,089
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chelmsford district page.
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.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM3 7AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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