What kind of home is Newbury Cottage, The Street, CM1 4QW?

Newbury Cottage, The Street, CM1 4QW is a detached house.

When did Newbury Cottage, The Street, CM1 4QW last change hands?

Newbury Cottage, The Street, CM1 4QW last sold for £93,500 in April 1996, around 30 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Newbury Cottage, The Street, CM1 4QW?

The current EPC rating for Newbury Cottage, The Street, CM1 4QW is E with a score of 53 out of 100, lodged in August 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Newbury Cottage, The Street, CM1 4QW?

Newbury Cottage, The Street, CM1 4QW has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (1,356 sq ft). That makes it about 24% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CM1 4QW. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Newbury Cottage, The Street, CM1 4QW use?

The latest EPC at Newbury Cottage, The Street, CM1 4QW records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for Newbury Cottage, The Street, CM1 4QW?

Newbury Cottage, The Street, CM1 4QW has council approval for two-storey rear extension granted in July 2007 under ref. UTT/0969/07/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Which area is Newbury Cottage, The Street, CM1 4QW in?

Newbury Cottage, The Street, CM1 4QW sits in High Easter, Chelmsford, Chelmsford. It falls within the CM1 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around Newbury Cottage, The Street, CM1 4QW?

Police records around Newbury Cottage, The Street, CM1 4QW show an average of 8 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (175% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Newbury Cottage, The Street, CM1 4QW?

The closest primary school to Newbury Cottage, The Street, CM1 4QW is Rodings Primary School (2.9km).

What is the nearest station to Newbury Cottage, The Street, CM1 4QW?

The closest bus stop to Newbury Cottage, The Street, CM1 4QW is The Punch Bowl, 72m away. In total there are 9 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Newbury Cottage, The Street, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QW

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

126 m²

1356 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 53

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About Newbury Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Newbury Cottage is a detached house in High Easter, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM1 4QW). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in April 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £517,000 sits 452.9% above the 1996 sale of £93,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£69/sq ft) was about 59.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 126 m² it's 15.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (149 m² median across 5 EPCs).

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Newbury Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E53

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.2 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Newbury Cottage, The Street, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey rear extension at Newbury Cottage.

1 application on record at Newbury Cottage, The Street, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QW

1decisions1extensions8documents2nearby

Jul 2007
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
UTT/0969/07/FUL
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Newbury Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£517,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1996)

£93,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

28 April 1996Most recent
£93,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 4QW: £400,000 (2023–2017).

Nearby sales in CM1 4QW

On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Newbury Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£742

Street avg £2,500

Strongly below

Floor Area

126 m²

Street avg 157 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.2 t/year

Street avg 7.3 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Chelmsford report

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

The Punch Bowl — bus stop.

Closest school

2.9 km

Rodings Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM1 4QW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM1 4QW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

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