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8 Penshurst Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AY

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
68 m²
732 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Penshurst Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Penshurst Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 7AY). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 68 m² it's 24.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 12 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £390,000 is 15.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£460/sq ft) was about 82.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £337,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenWest-facing
  • GarageYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Penshurst Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£390,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£337,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 January 2021Most recent

    £337,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 7AY: £460,000 (2025–2017).

On the street

Versus other Penshurst Drive homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, 8 Penshurst Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,956

Street avg £3,704

Strongly above

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Penshurst Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£400k

10 Gladden Fields, South Woodham Ferrers

CM3 7AH

3 bed
£407k

1 Bree Hill, South Woodham Ferrers

CM3 7AD

3 bed2 bath
£378k

1 Knole Close, South Woodham Ferrers

CM3 7AP

2 bed1 bath
£333k

10 Holkham Avenue, South Woodham Ferrers

CM3 7AU

2 bed
£315k

10 Bree Hill, South Woodham Ferrers

CM3 7AD

2 bed1 bath
£495k

1 Celeborn Street, South Woodham Ferrers

CM3 7AE

4 bed2 bath
£575k

1 Lorien Gardens, South Woodham Ferrers

CM3 7AQ

4 bed2 bath
£596k

1 Penshurst Drive, South Woodham Ferrers

CM3 7AY

4 bed2 bath
Area

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.
Full Chelmsford report

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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for CM3 7AY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM3 7AY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Penshurst Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7AY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.