3 Sunnyway Cottages, CM3 4ES

Semi-detached house97 m²EPC DFreehold

3 Sunnyway Cottages, in CM3, is a freehold semi-detached house on Sunnyway Cottages. It last sold for £232,500 in 2006, its only sale in HM Land Registry's records — 20 years in the same hands, well beyond the typical hold.

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What this home is

The physical record — from its EPC assessments, HM Land Registry and the VOA.

Property type
Semi-detached house
Semi-detached
Floor area
97 m²
1,044 sq ft
Built
1930-1949
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
4.6 t/yr
current estimate

EPC data © Crown copyright; bedrooms are the register's estimate, not a survey. Tenure from HM Land Registry.

What is it worth now?

An indicative projection from its own sale record — the report's valuation prices it against individual comparable sales.

Indicatively £284,000£474,000 today, projected from its 2006 sale.

Indicative value
£284,000£474,000
Carrying the 2006 sale forward with CM3's market movement (×1.63). It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2006)
£232,500
District median movement since: ×1.63.
Sold 2006 · £233k£474k£284k2026

From the 2006 sale, the indicative range widens as time passes — the cone is that growing uncertainty, not a forecast.

CM3 £/m² (recent sales)£4,205this home £2,397 at its last sale
The local market
Official house price index (UK HPI)

Across Chelmsford, the official average home value is £381,136+1% in a year, +14% over five.

Detached£687,652
Semi-detached£426,036
Terraced£341,498
Flat / maisonette£210,486

Covers the whole Chelmsford area, not this postcode.

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The precise, comparables-based valuation

A point estimate with likely and wide ranges, built from individual comparable sales nearby — each listed with address, date, size and adjusted price.

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Comparable sales analysed
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Point estimate
Likely range (p50) & wide range (p80)
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Indicative range projected from HM Land Registry sold prices; not a formal valuation, survey or appraisal.

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Sale history

Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 3 Sunnyway Cottages, newest first.

1 recorded sale since 2006.

£100k£200k£300k£400k200620102014201820222026£424kSold 2006: £232,500£233k
£100k£200k£300k£400k200620162026£424kSold 2006: £232,500£233k
CM3 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against CM3's yearly median.

Energy certificate 9 Oct 2024
Rated EPC D · 97 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 17 Mar 2016:
Efficiency
EPC improved from E to D
Energy certificate 17 Mar 2016
Rated EPC E · 75 m² recorded
18 Apr 2006Most recent
£232,500
Semi-detached house · Freehold
Built 1930-1949
Property built
Interwar (1919–1944)
What a home of this era typically means
  • Cavity walls begin to appear, but many of this era are unfilled — worth checking whether they’ve been insulated.
  • Foundations are deeper than Victorian but still shallow by modern standards; clay-heave subsidence is the classic risk.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How it compares on Sunnyway Cottages

Against the 6 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Broadly typical of Sunnyway Cottages

Sunnyway Cottages sold prices & full street profile →

Street medians from recorded sales in the last 8 years and EPC floor areas; a street's unsold homes are invisible to price medians.

Energy & running costs

What 3 Sunnyway Cottages's Energy Performance Certificates say about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band D (62/100) — improvable to B
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £1,429 a year. Certificate valid until October 2034.
A92+
B81–91
Potential · 85
C69–80
D55–68
This home · 62
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
4.6 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1930-1949
EPC construction age band
Built form
Semi-detached
Running cost
£1,429/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
9 Oct 2024
latest of 2 on record
Between its certificates
RatingED62Improved
9 Oct 2024Floor area grew 75→97 m² (+22 m²) — the property was likely extended or converted
9 Oct 2024EPC improved from E to D
Heat pump?Possible — check first
Built 1930-1949 — older fabric, so radiator sizing and insulation need checking before a heat pump.
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The construction detail, element by element

Every fabric element as the assessor described it — walls, roof, floor, windows, hot water and heating construction with its efficiency rating — plus glazing detail and itemised running costs.

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Wall construction & insulation, as assessed
Roof & floor construction, as assessed
Windows & glazing detail
Heating & hot-water systems, with efficiency ratings
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EPC data © Crown copyright, from the domestic EPC register. Certificates describe the home as assessed on their date.

The practical file

The running costs and everyday infrastructure a viewing can't show you.

gigabit broadband reaches 91% of premises.

Gigabit broadband
91%
of premises here
Top speed
0 Mbps
median 0 Mbps
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Every amenity, counted and priced

The full amenity list by category with names and distances — supermarkets to GPs to gyms — plus parks with sizes and every connectivity measure in full.

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Parks & green spaces with sizes
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VOA council-tax band with the authority's current rates; Ofcom broadband coverage; amenities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); EV charging from the National Chargepoint Registry; hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency.

The neighbourhood

Who lives here and how the area ranks — the Chelmsford 016A neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 7/10less deprived than most of England; household income about 35% above the national average; shared/rented housing low.

7/10Less deprived than most of England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: health and income score well, but a weaker housing & access.

Breakdown by domain
Income9/10
Employment8/10
Education & skills7/10
Health10/10
Crime8/10
Housing & access1/10
Living environment7/10

ONS Census 2021 and the English Indices of Deprivation, at neighbourhood (LSOA/MSOA) level — the immediate pocket, not the whole postcode district.

The street and the area

Where 3 Sunnyway Cottages sits in its local market.

CM3 median
£425,000
last 8 years
CM3 £/m²
£4,205
last 8 years

3 Sunnyway Cottages: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC, VOA, Police.uk, DfE and Environment Agency records.

When did 3 Sunnyway Cottages last sell, and for how much?

3 Sunnyway Cottages last sold for £232,500 on 18 Apr 2006, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 3 Sunnyway Cottages been sold?

HM Land Registry records 1 sale for 3 Sunnyway Cottages. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 3 Sunnyway Cottages?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 97 m² of floor area.

How energy efficient is 3 Sunnyway Cottages?

Its most recent EPC rates it D (score 62). Its recommended improvements would take it to B.

What is 3 Sunnyway Cottages worth today?

Carrying its 2006 sale price forward with CM3's market movement suggests roughly £284,000–£474,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

How fast is broadband at 3 Sunnyway Cottages?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 91% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at CM3 4ES

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Sunnyway Cottages.

All homes at this postcode, with sales counts & floor areas (21)
Last sold
1998
Price
£97,000
Sales
1
Floor area
109 m²
Last sold
1999
Price
£103,500
Sales
1
Last sold
2002
Price
£240,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2001
Price
£137,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2006
Price
£248,000
Sales
2
Floor area
102 m²
Last sold
2018
Price
£1,515,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2005
Price
£555,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2018
Price
£545,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2000
Price
£143,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2011
Price
£360,000
Sales
1
Last sold
1999
Price
£139,950
Sales
1
Last sold
2014
Price
£460,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2026
Price
£380,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2024
Price
£490,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2014
Price
£285,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2010
Price
£240,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2015
Price
£255,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2015
Price
£315,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2019
Price
£425,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2019
Price
£380,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2011
Price
£600,000
Sales
1

HM Land Registry last recorded sale per address; unsold homes show no price.

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The data behind this dossier
HM Land RegistryEPC RegisterValuation Office AgencyPolice.ukDfE & OfstedEnvironment AgencyDEFRAUKHSA & BGSCoal AuthorityOfcomNaPTANOpenStreetMap

Contains public-sector data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where applicable. Amenity data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded data and are not a survey or valuation of this home; the indicative range is a projection, not an appraisal. marks detail included in the £5 report.