Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Blue House Farm Cottage, Chelmsford Road, Good Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4PU
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
114 m²
1227 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 28
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Blue House Farm Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Blue House Farm Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Good Easter, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM1 4PU). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
A recent sale: £525,000 in March 2026. At 114 m² it sits well below the postcode median (164 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2018–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£428/sq ft) was about 53.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
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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.
Blue House Farm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Jul 2018EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F28
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
10.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 July 2028
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Early 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC FExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Blue House Farm Cottage, Chelmsford Road, Good Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4PU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Blue House Farm Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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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
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£502,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2026)
£525,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
30 March 2026Most recent
£525,000
+54.4%over 7 years31 October 2018
£340,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 4PU: £555,000 (2018–2004).
Versus other Chelmsford Road homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Blue House Farm Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,605
Street avg £3,432
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.4 t/year
Street avg 10.9 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Blue House Farm — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM1 4PU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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