What kind of home is 29 Highfields Mead, CM3 8XA?

29 Highfields Mead, CM3 8XA is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 29 Highfields Mead, CM3 8XA sell for?

29 Highfields Mead, CM3 8XA last sold for £485,000 in November 2018, around 8 years ago. Before that, it sold for £147,500 in June 1999, so prices have been rising over 19 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 29 Highfields Mead, CM3 8XA appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between June 1999 and November 2018, 29 Highfields Mead, CM3 8XA rose from £147,500 to £485,000, a change of £337,500. That works out to roughly +6.3% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 29 Highfields Mead, CM3 8XA?

The current EPC rating for 29 Highfields Mead, CM3 8XA is E with a score of 42 out of 100, lodged in November 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 29 Highfields Mead, CM3 8XA?

29 Highfields Mead, CM3 8XA has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (1,292 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 29 Highfields Mead, CM3 8XA use?

The latest EPC at 29 Highfields Mead, CM3 8XA records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 29 Highfields Mead, CM3 8XA?

29 Highfields Mead, CM3 8XA is in council tax band E.

Which area is 29 Highfields Mead, CM3 8XA in?

29 Highfields Mead, CM3 8XA sits in East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Chelmsford. It falls within the CM3 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 29 Highfields Mead, CM3 8XA?

Police records around 29 Highfields Mead, CM3 8XA show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 75% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 29 Highfields Mead, CM3 8XA?

The closest primary school to 29 Highfields Mead, CM3 8XA is East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy (408m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to 29 Highfields Mead, CM3 8XA?

The closest bus stop to 29 Highfields Mead, CM3 8XA is The Three Horseshoes, 283m away. In total there are 27 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

4 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

120 m²

1292 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 42

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 29 Highfields Mead

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

29 Highfields Mead is a four-bedroom detached house in East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 8XA). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £561,000 is 15.7% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£375/sq ft) was about 29.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold November 2018 for £485,000.

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
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDouble, Detached

Building

Central heatingYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

29 Highfields Mead's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E42

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

8.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 29 Highfields Mead, East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM3 8XA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

29 Highfields Mead has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

4 applications on record at 29 Highfields Mead, East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM3 8XA

1 live now

0decisions3extensions31documents

Oct 2019
Full
Outcome in report
Construction of a 1.65m close board wooden fence adjacent to the highway.
Documents
10 docs on file
Reference
19/01440/FUL
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ExtensionOct 2025Decision
ExtensionJan 2020Decision

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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 grown by over 3x since 1999.

Current estimate

£561,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£485,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

30 November 2018Most recent
£485,000
+228.8%over 19 years
29 June 1999
£147,500

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

Nearby sales in CM3 8XA

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.

EPC Rating for 29 Highfields Mead lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,042

Street avg £3,333

Above

Floor Area

120 m²

Street avg 129 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

8.0 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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

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4 bed

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4 bed

£500k

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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.

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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· 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

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