# 4 bedroom detached house for sale (CM6 1WP) ## Property Details | Key | Value | |-----|-------| | Address | 5 LAUREL DRIVE, DUNMOW, ESSEX CM6 1WP | | Price | £565,000 | | Bedrooms | 4 | | Bathrooms | 2 | | Council tax | E | | Last sold | £565,000 Mar 2025 | ## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost - **Current rating:** C - **Potential rating:** B - **Expiry date:** 09/10/2034 - **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,500 ### Recommendations - 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/9290-6809-0122-3499-3043) ## Description Located on the edge of Great Dunmow and walking distance access to Tesco and schooling for both primary and Secondary schooling, boutique shopping and recreational facilities. Woodlands Park is a short drive away from the mainline railway station at Bishop's Stortford which serves London Liverpool Street, Cambridge and Stansted Airport, also the M11 and M25 motorways are only a short drive via the A120, giving easy onward access to London and the North. Located on the popular Woodlands Park, this immaculately presented four bedroom detached family home is positioned in a private cul-de-sac and comprises of a lounge with feature bay window to front, kitchen/dining room with integrated appliances and pantry cupboard plus a separate utility room, bright conservatory with access to rear garden, downstairs cloakroom and study. The first floor consists of a large primary bedroom with en-suite, three additional bedrooms and a family bathroom. The front of the property consists of a front garden and block-paved driveway supplying off-street parking for numerous vehicles, whilst the South facing rear garden has large patio area ideal for entertaining, a well-kept lawn surrounded by mature shrub hedging and planting, and a double garage. ## Property Photos - ![Picture No. 01](/listings/photos/153440951/1262437) - Picture No. 01 - ![Picture No. 35](/listings/photos/153440951/1262438) - Picture No. 35 - ![Picture No. 24](/listings/photos/153440951/1262439) - Picture No. 24 - ![Picture No. 42](/listings/photos/153440951/1262440) - Picture No. 42 - ![Picture No. 33](/listings/photos/153440951/1262443) - Picture No. 33 - ![Picture No. 27](/listings/photos/153440951/1262444) - Picture No. 27 - ![Picture No. 06](/listings/photos/153440951/1262447) - Picture No. 06 - ![Picture No. 09](/listings/photos/153440951/1262449) - Picture No. 09 - ![Picture No. 13](/listings/photos/153440951/1262451) - Picture No. 13 - ![Picture No. 14](/listings/photos/153440951/1262453) - Picture No. 14 - ![Picture No. 19](/listings/photos/153440951/1262454) - Picture No. 19 - ![Picture No. 20](/listings/photos/153440951/1262456) - Picture No. 20 - ![Picture No. 45](/listings/photos/153440951/1262458) - Picture No. 45 - ![Picture No. 39](/listings/photos/153440951/1262461) - Picture No. 39 - ![Picture No. 40](/listings/photos/153440951/1262462) - Picture No. 40 - ![Picture No. 46](/listings/photos/153440951/1262464) - Picture No. 46 - ![Picture No. 34](/listings/photos/153440951/1262466) - Picture No. 34 - ![Picture No. 15](/listings/photos/153440951/1262468) - Picture No. 15 - ![Picture No. 07](/listings/photos/153440951/1262470) - Picture No. 07 - ![Picture No. 08](/listings/photos/153440951/1262472) - Picture No. 08 - ![Picture No. 12](/listings/photos/153440951/1262473) - Picture No. 12 - ![Picture No. 28](/listings/photos/153440951/1262474) - Picture No. 28 - ![Picture No. 29](/listings/photos/153440951/1262475) - Picture No. 29 - ![Picture No. 26](/listings/photos/153440951/1262476) - Picture No. 26 - ![Picture No. 31](/listings/photos/153440951/1262477) - Picture No. 31 - ![Picture No. 30](/listings/photos/153440951/1262478) - Picture No. 30 - ![Picture No. 02](/listings/photos/153440951/1262479) - Picture No. 02 ## Floorplans - ![Picture No. 43](/listings/photos/153440951/1262480) - Picture No. 43 ## EPC Graphs - ![EPC Rating Graph](/listings/photos/153440951/1262481) - EPC Rating Graph ## Sales History *Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | 5 LAUREL DRIVE, DUNMOW, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX, CM6 1WP | £565,000 | 07/03/2025 | Detached | | 5 LAUREL DRIVE, DUNMOW, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX, CM6 1WP | £375,000 | 24/10/2013 | Detached | ## Sold Comparables *Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | 21 WOODLANDS WALK, DUNMOW, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX, CM6 1YQ | £580,000 | 19/12/2025 | Detached | | 33 MAPLE WAY, DUNMOW, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX, CM6 1WZ | £425,000 | 15/12/2025 | Detached | | 2 ALMOND ROAD, DUNMOW, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX, CM6 1ZJ | £540,000 | 02/12/2025 | Detached | | 26 CYPRESS COURT, DUNMOW, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX, CM6 1ZA | £565,000 | 17/11/2025 | Detached | | [Same street] 13 LAUREL DRIVE, DUNMOW, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX, CM6 1WP | £400,000 | 28/03/2025 | Detached | | [Same street] 6 LAUREL DRIVE, DUNMOW, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX, CM6 1WP | £390,000 | 15/12/2023 | Detached | | 71 WOODLANDS PARK DRIVE, DUNMOW, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX, CM6 1WT | £775,000 | 08/12/2023 | Detached | | 60 GUELDER ROSE, DUNMOW, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX, CM6 1XF | £612,000 | 17/07/2023 | Detached | | 3 MAPLE WAY, DUNMOW, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX, CM6 1WZ | £650,000 | 31/05/2023 | Detached | | 1 CANADA COTTAGES, DUNMOW, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX, CM6 1SH | £575,000 | 14/02/2023 | Detached | | 43 SNOWBERRY ROAD, DUNMOW, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX, CM6 1YB | £665,000 | 20/10/2022 | Detached | | 1 SPRUCE AVENUE, DUNMOW, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX, CM6 1YY | £475,000 | 14/10/2022 | Detached | | 1 MAPLE WAY, DUNMOW, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX, CM6 1WZ | £655,000 | 22/09/2022 | Detached | | 3 PINE AVENUE, DUNMOW, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX, CM6 1WJ | £470,000 | 14/09/2022 | Detached | | 157 WOODLANDS PARK DRIVE, DUNMOW, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX, CM6 1WT | £690,000 | 05/09/2022 | Detached | | 30 CYPRESS COURT, DUNMOW, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX, CM6 1ZA | £580,000 | 30/06/2022 | Detached | | 33 WOODLANDS WALK, DUNMOW, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX, CM6 1YQ | £670,000 | 16/06/2022 | Detached | | 3 WOODLANDS WALK, DUNMOW, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX, CM6 1YQ | £540,000 | 10/06/2022 | Detached | | 24 WOODLANDS WALK, DUNMOW, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX, CM6 1YQ | £600,000 | 08/06/2022 | Detached | | 3 BLUEBELL CLOSE, DUNMOW, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX, CM6 4AT | £585,000 | 20/05/2022 | Detached | | 6 BLUEBELL CLOSE, DUNMOW, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX, CM6 4AU | £553,000 | 19/04/2022 | Detached | | 2 BLUEBELL CLOSE, DUNMOW, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX, CM6 4AU | £430,000 | 28/03/2022 | Detached | | [Same street] 15 LAUREL DRIVE, DUNMOW, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX, CM6 1WP | £586,000 | 08/03/2022 | Detached | **Street average:** £458,667 (3 sales) **Area average:** £581,750 (20 sales) ## Price vs local average *Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).* - **Local average:** £596,598 (69 Detached, CM6, 2024–2026) - **Deviation:** -5.3% ## Rental Range *ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Uttlesford). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.* - **Low:** £1,155/mo - **Realistic:** £1,283/mo - **Optimistic:** £1,411/mo ## LHA (Local Housing Allowance) *VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Kings Lynn (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).* - **LHA floor (this property size):** £1,047/mo ## Rental Comparables *Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.* | Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on | |------|------|------|------|------| | 4 Bed Detached House, St. Edmunds Fields, CM6 | £1,875/mo | 4 | 1.13 miles | OpenRent | **Average rent: £1,875/mo (1 listing)** ## 1% Rule - **Rent ratio:** 0.33% (weak for cashflow) - **Max investor price (0.8%):** £234,375 - **Target investor price (1%):** £187,500 *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 £1,875/mo).* - **Gross yield:** 4% - **Cost-to-rent:** 25.1× - **Monthly cashflow:** £-563/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term) - **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -4.1% *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).* ## Price per Square Metre - **£/m²:** £4,788/m² ## Capital growth trend *Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.* - **5y growth:** -11.5% - **10y growth:** -4.3% ## House Price Index (HM Land Registry) *Official index for Uttlesford; Detached series; as of April 2026.* - **1y growth (index):** -4.1% - **5y growth (index):** 8.6% - **10y growth (index):** 25.6% ## Flood risk - **Zone:** 1 - **Risk:** Low - **Source:** Job (default Low) [Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)