Oak Cottage, Chelmsford Road, Good Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4PX
About Oak Cottage
Oak Cottage is a semi-detached house in Good Easter, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM1 4PX). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a G (score 9), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 101 m² it sits well below the postcode median (157 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£359/sq ft) was about 133.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2024 at £390,000.
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Energy performance
Oak Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
2 applications on record at Oak Cottage, Chelmsford Road, Good Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4PX
- Dec 2024DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Demolition of existing previous 1970's extensions and new proposed side extension including front and rear projection including alterations to existing structure.
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/24/3224/HHF
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMar 2026Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Oak Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£376,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£390,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 February 2024Most recent
£390,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 4PX: £246,000 (2023–2002).
Versus other Chelmsford Road homes
Years Held for Oak Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,861
Street avg £2,261
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Blue House Farm — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB