De Beauvoir House, Main Road, Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 8RN
About De Beauvoir House
De Beauvoir House is a detached house in Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 8RN). It has a recorded floor area of 299 m² (around 3218 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil.
At 299 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £942,000 is 39.6% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£210/sq ft) was about 47.1% below the postcode norm. Last sold in October 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
Energy performance
De Beauvoir House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
De Beauvoir House 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
De Beauvoir House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£942,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£675,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 October 2016Most recent
£675,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 8RN: £600,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CM3 8RN
4 Chapel Row, Main Road, Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 8RN
Sold May 2025
£280,0002 Chapel Row, Main Road, Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 8RN
Sold Oct 2024
£419,780Pegasus, Main Road, Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 8RN
Sold Feb 2023
£810,000The Manse, Main Road, Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 8RN
Sold Jan 2022
£600,000Old Rectory Lodge, Main Road, Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 8RN
Sold Sept 2021
£710,000
Versus other Main Road homes
On floor area, De Beauvoir House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,258
Street avg £3,637
Floor Area
299 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Mary's Church of England Primary School. 4 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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB







