Detached 2 sales on record

15 PARKDALE

DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4EH

£470,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	The Bell	0.1 miles
Shop	ESX Dry Cleaners	0.8 miles
Hospital	Phoenix Hospital	2.8 miles
Train station	Beaulieu Park	3.3 miles
University	Writtle School of Design	6.0 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms (EPC estimate)

Floor area

88 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£470,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£5,341/m²

Local average

£636,129 (88 sales)

Street crime

3 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 19/05/2025

Current heating cost: £695/year

Potential heating cost: £542/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £14,745

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Increase loft insulation to 270 mm (£100 - £350)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£20)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	23/01/2026	£470,000	Detached	+224.1%	£470,954 to February 2026	View transaction
Sold	29/08/1997	£145,000	Detached	—	£773,595 to February 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£470,000
listed	01/11/2024	£500,000
sold	01/01/1997	£145,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
13 PARKDALE, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4EH	£500,000	19/01/2026	Detached
32 PARKDALE, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4EH	£575,000	17/11/2025	Detached
31 PARKDALE, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4EH	£567,000	30/10/2025	Detached
162 MAIN ROAD, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4DT	£610,000	27/10/2023	Detached
16 PARKDALE, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4EH	£478,000	05/09/2023	Detached
37 PARKDALE, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4EH	£690,000	06/12/2022	Detached
33 PARKDALE, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4EH	£735,000	17/11/2022	Detached
11 MILDMAYS, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4DP	£981,000	26/10/2022	Detached
FIR TREES RIFFHAMS LANE, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4DS	£1,060,000	30/09/2022	Detached
29 PARKDALE, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4EH	£600,000	30/09/2022	Detached
13 DAEN INGAS, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4DB	£620,000	02/09/2022	Detached
WHINLATTER WELL LANE, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4AB	£830,000	27/04/2022	Detached
17 DAEN INGAS, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4DB	£628,000	11/02/2022	Detached
DOWNFIELDS WELL LANE, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4AB	£775,000	28/01/2022	Detached
35 PARKDALE, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4EH	£622,000	24/09/2021	Detached
162 MAIN ROAD, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4DT	£575,000	12/07/2021	Detached
10 MILDMAYS, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4DP	£615,000	30/06/2021	Detached
CHERRY TREES WELL LANE, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4AB	£847,500	25/06/2021	Detached
33 DAEN INGAS, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4DB	£611,000	22/06/2021	Detached
NEEDLES RIFFHAMS LANE, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4DS	£740,000	21/06/2021	Detached

Area average: £682,975 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 16.8%

10y growth 47%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Chelmsford. Series: Detached. As of February 2026.

1y (index) 1.9%

5y (index) 11.8%

10y (index) 32%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Chelmsford. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,298/mo

Realistic £1,442/mo

Optimistic £1,586/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Chelmsford.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Chelmsford: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 1-bedroom EPC estimate). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Flat, Lingwoods, CM3	£1,500/mo	2	0.29 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Maisonette, Lingwoods, CM3	£1,600/mo	2	0.29 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,550/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.33%

Max investor price (0.8%) £193,750

Target investor price (1%) £155,000

Gross yield 4%

Cost-to-rent ratio 25.3×

Monthly cashflow £-481/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -4.2%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Burglary	1
Drugs	1
Possession of weapons	1
Total incidents	3

Within 1 mile during Mar 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Danbury Park Community Primary School	Primary	0.1 miles	Good — 23 Jun 2024
St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury	Primary	0.7 miles	Good — 2 Mar 2018
Heathcote School	Other	0.7 miles	— (No rating)
Elm Green Preparatory School	Other	1.0 miles	— (No rating)
Clarity Independent School	Other	1.3 miles	Inadequate — 11 Jan 2023

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# 15 PARKDALE, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4EH

## Property details

- Slug: `8ac4fad` (address key hash: `8ac4fadba658741319394bac267eb0d887f58631`)
- Postcode: CM3 4EH
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms (EPC estimate): 1
- Floor area: 88 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £470,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £5,341/m²
- Local average: £636,129 (88 sales)
- Street crime: 3 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £470,000
- Date: 2026-01-23
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Current heating cost:** £695/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £14,745

### Recommendations
- A (£100 - £350)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- E (£20)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0390-2721-5550-2595-2065)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-23 | £470,000 | Detached | +224.1% | £470,954 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-19c7-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 1997-08-29 | £145,000 | Detached | — | £773,595 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/60eef3b4-2002-4a9a-9407-1883bbda75fb) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 15 PARKDALE, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4EH | £470,000 | 23/01/2026 | Detached |
| 15 PARKDALE, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4EH | £145,000 | 29/08/1997 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [154488125](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/080d221)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £470,000 |
| listed | 2024-11-01 | £500,000 |
| sold | 1997-01-01 | £145,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 13 PARKDALE, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4EH | £500,000 | 19/01/2026 | Detached |
| 32 PARKDALE, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4EH | £575,000 | 17/11/2025 | Detached |
| 31 PARKDALE, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4EH | £567,000 | 30/10/2025 | Detached |
| 162 MAIN ROAD, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4DT | £610,000 | 27/10/2023 | Detached |
| 16 PARKDALE, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4EH | £478,000 | 05/09/2023 | Detached |
| 37 PARKDALE, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4EH | £690,000 | 06/12/2022 | Detached |
| 33 PARKDALE, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4EH | £735,000 | 17/11/2022 | Detached |
| 11 MILDMAYS, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4DP | £981,000 | 26/10/2022 | Detached |
| FIR TREES RIFFHAMS LANE, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4DS | £1,060,000 | 30/09/2022 | Detached |
| 29 PARKDALE, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4EH | £600,000 | 30/09/2022 | Detached |
| 13 DAEN INGAS, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4DB | £620,000 | 02/09/2022 | Detached |
| WHINLATTER WELL LANE, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4AB | £830,000 | 27/04/2022 | Detached |
| 17 DAEN INGAS, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4DB | £628,000 | 11/02/2022 | Detached |
| DOWNFIELDS WELL LANE, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4AB | £775,000 | 28/01/2022 | Detached |
| 35 PARKDALE, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4EH | £622,000 | 24/09/2021 | Detached |
| 162 MAIN ROAD, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4DT | £575,000 | 12/07/2021 | Detached |
| 10 MILDMAYS, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4DP | £615,000 | 30/06/2021 | Detached |
| CHERRY TREES WELL LANE, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4AB | £847,500 | 25/06/2021 | Detached |
| 33 DAEN INGAS, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4DB | £611,000 | 22/06/2021 | Detached |
| NEEDLES RIFFHAMS LANE, DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 4DS | £740,000 | 21/06/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £682,975 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 16.8%
- **10y growth:** 47%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Chelmsford; Detached series; as of February 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 11.8%
- **10y growth (index):** 32%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Chelmsford). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,298/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,442/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,586/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Chelmsford (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 1-bedroom EPC estimate). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, Lingwoods, CM3 | £1,500/mo | 2 | 0.29 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Maisonette, Lingwoods, CM3 | £1,600/mo | 2 | 0.29 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,550/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.33% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £193,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £155,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,550/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 25.3×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-481/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -4.2%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Burglary | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **3** |

*Within 1 mile during Mar 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Danbury Park Community Primary School | Primary | 0.1 miles | Good — 23 Jun 2024 |
| St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 2 Mar 2018 |
| Heathcote School | Other | 0.7 miles | — (No rating) |
| Elm Green Preparatory School | Other | 1.0 miles | — (No rating) |
| Clarity Independent School | Other | 1.3 miles | Inadequate — 11 Jan 2023 |