Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Shepherds, Old Church Road, East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM3 8BG
1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
184 m²
1981 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Shepherds
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Shepherds is a detached house in East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 8BG). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1981 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.
At 184 m² it's 15.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (159 m² median across 7 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £802,000 is 14.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£353/sq ft) was about 55.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £700,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
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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.
Shepherds's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Jan 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 January 2031
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Shepherds, Old Church Road, East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM3 8BG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at Shepherds, Old Church Road, East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM3 8BG
0decisions1extensions5documents
Flagged:Demolition
- Oct 2021DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing conservatory. Single storey rear extension.
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01760/FUL
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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
See how we calculated this£802,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£700,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 March 2021Most recent
£700,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 8BG: £508,750 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in CM3 8BG
Swallows, Old Church Road, East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM3 8BG
Sold Dec 2023
£508,750Copperfield, Old Church Road, East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM3 8BG
Sold Oct 2019
£745,000Bedburn, Old Church Road, East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM3 8BG
Sold Mar 2018
£517,500The Willows, Old Church Road, East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM3 8BG
Sold Oct 2017
£380,000Mouzel Haven, Old Church Road, East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM3 8BG
Sold Mar 2014
£585,000
Versus other Old Church Road homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for Shepherds lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,804
Street avg £2,880
Floor Area
184 m²
Street avg 185 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 8.2 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
0.2 km
The Windmill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy. 3 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 8BG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB
55 dB
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65 dB
70 dB
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80 dB
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