Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Garnish Hall Cottages, Chelmsford Road, Good Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QB
4 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
191 m²
2056 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 2 Garnish Hall Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Garnish Hall Cottages is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Good Easter, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM1 4QB). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and outbuildings.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include partial demolition and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.9% per year. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £700,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
- OutbuildingsYes
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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.
2 Garnish Hall Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Mar 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 31 March 2031
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasPermanent outbuildings
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Garnish Hall Cottages, Chelmsford Road, Good Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
4 applications on record at 2 Garnish Hall Cottages, Chelmsford Road, Good Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QB
4decisions2extensions54documents2nearby
Flagged:Demolition
- Jan 2014ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and detached double garage
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/13/3229/HHF
- More recent applications — locked
- DemolitionSept 2025Decision
- ExtensionApr 2015Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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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.
2 Garnish Hall Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2012.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£761,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.9% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2021)
£700,000
Growth on file: 11.9% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2021Most recent
£700,000
+185.7%over 9 years29 May 2012
£245,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in CM1 4QB: £205,000 (2003–2003).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
Four Wantz — bus stop.
Closest school
2.9 km
Rodings Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM1 4QB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB
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