1 Elms Cottages, Skreens Park Road, Roxwell, Chelmsford, CM1 4NL
About 1 Elms Cottages
1 Elms Cottages is a semi-detached house in Roxwell, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM1 4NL). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (184 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
1 Elms Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Elms Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Elms Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£340,000
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 1 sales in CM1 4NL: £1,100,000 (2018–2018).
Nearby sales in CM1 4NL
Versus other Skreens Park Road homes
On epc rating, 1 Elms Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 147 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
St Michael's Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Roxwell Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB







