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10 Highfields Mead, East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM3 8XA

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
82 m²
883 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 10 Highfields Mead

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

10 Highfields Mead is a four-bedroom detached house in East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 8XA). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 82 m² it sits well below the postcode median (128 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £567,000 is 12.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£572/sq ft) was about 98.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £505,000 in September 2021. 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 2022.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageDouble
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC ENo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 10 Highfields Mead, East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM3 8XA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 10 Highfields Mead, East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM3 8XA

0decisions1extensions10documents
  1. Mar 2022
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property

    Proposed single storey side and rear extensions.

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    22/00090/FUL
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.

Current estimate

£567,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£505,000

Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 September 2021Most recent

    £505,000

    +43.3%over 15 years

  2. 29 June 2006

    £352,500

    +68.7%over 4 years

  3. 9 November 2001

    £209,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 8XA: £540,000 (2022–2020).

On the street

Versus other Highfields Mead homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

10 Highfields Mead outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,159

Street avg £3,227

Strongly above

Floor Area

82 m²

Street avg 131 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

On par
Before you decide

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£568k

1 Broad Mead, South Hanningfield

CM3 8GX

4 bed2 bath
£618k

1 Highfields Mead, East Hanningfield

CM3 8XA

4 bed2 bath
£650k

1 Bicknacre Road, East Hanningfield

CM3 8AN

4 bed
£487k

1 Hill Cottages, The Street, Woodham Ferrers

CM3 8RQ

4 bed2 bath
£749k

1 Bearmains, South Hanningfield

CM3 8GY

4 bed
£428k

1 Highlands Cottages, Southend Road, Rettendon Common

CM3 8EB

4 bed
£500k

1 Crouch View, Rettendon Common

CM3 8DS

3 bed
£415k

1 Ashley Green, East Hanningfield

CM3 8AY

3 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

0.3 km

The Three Horseshoes — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy. 2 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 8XA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CM3 8XA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM3 8XA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

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 10 Highfields Mead, East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM3 8XA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.