Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Parsonage Cottages, The Street, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QS
3 sales on record1 planning record
Estimated value
£401,000
- Since the 2003 sale (£199,995)+101%
- Against CM1 4QS's recent median (£640,000)-37%
Newest record on this page: April 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Bedroom
1
Floor area
117 m²
1259 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 74
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£401,000
- Against its 2003 sale (£199,995)+101%
- Against CM1 4QS's recent median (£640,000)-37%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 3 Parsonage Cottages is modelled from its 117 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CM1 4QS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
117 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2020
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2003
Recent sales in CM1 4QS
5 sales, median £640,000 (2026–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: April 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 Parsonage Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
Sales timeline
21 August 2003Most recent
£199,995
+69.5%over 3 years6 April 2000
£118,000
+37.2%over 1 year12 August 1998
£86,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 4QS: £640,000 (2026–2020).
Nearby sales in CM1 4QS
Old Manse, The Street, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QS
Sold Apr 2026
£900,000Tye Cottage, The Street, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QS
Sold May 2025
£640,000Chapel Field House, The Street, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QS
Sold Dec 2024
£785,0001 Parsonage Cottages, The Street, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QS
Sold Mar 2021
£525,0001 Chapel Fields, The Street, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QS
Sold Sept 2020
£520,000
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- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
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About 3 Parsonage Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Parsonage Cottages is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in High Easter, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM1 4QS). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on oil.
Held since August 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1998–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £401,000 sits 100.5% above the 2003 sale of £199,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£159/sq ft) was about 41.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2022. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
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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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 October 2030
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Oct 2020from Jan 2009
Hot Water
GoodAverage
Hot water efficiency decreased
Low Energy Lighting
17%100%
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Parsonage Cottages, The Street, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 3 Parsonage Cottages, The Street, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QS
1decisions10documents2nearby
- May 2022RenovationFullOutcome in report
Proposed replacement of existing single glazed timber sash windows with timber alternative double glazed sash windows.
New Windows- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/22/0896/HHF
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Versus other The Street homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
3 Parsonage Cottages is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,709
Street avg £3,578
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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
0.1 km
The Punch Bowl — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- The Punch BowlBus stop137m
- Gepps CloseBus stop400m
- VillasBus stop1.2km
- Cut Maple RoadBus stop1.4km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences3,276 reports43%
- Shoplifting941 reports12%
- Anti-social Behaviour593 reports8%
- Public Order542 reports7%
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM1 4QS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 3 Parsonage Cottages is modelled from its 117 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CM1 4QS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 3 Parsonage Cottages. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 3 Parsonage Cottages was lodged in October 2020 at band C and is valid until October 2030. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 3 Parsonage Cottages. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 18 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from CM1 4QS. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 3 Parsonage Cottages is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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