Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 New Barn Cottages, Ingatestone Road, Highwood, Chelmsford, CM1 3QY
1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
105 m²
1133 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
About 1 New Barn Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 New Barn Cottages is a semi-detached house in Highwood, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM1 3QY). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1133 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 105 m² it's 18.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (129 m² median across 4 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 New Barn Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Feb 2020
Current Certificate
Feb 2010EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 9 February 2020
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 New Barn Cottages, Ingatestone Road, Highwood, Chelmsford, CM1 3QY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 1 New Barn Cottages, Ingatestone Road, Highwood, Chelmsford, CM1 3QY
0decisions1extensions5documents2nearby
- Jun 2013ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Construction of orangery/conservatory to the rear
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/00634/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1 New Barn Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£521,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 3 sales in CM1 3QY: £475,000 (2021–2000).
Versus other Ingatestone Road homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 1 New Barn Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 171 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
420/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Wards Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Highwood Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM1 3QY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB
55 dB
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65 dB
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80 dB
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