Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Newbury Cottage, The Street, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QW
1 planning record
Estimated value
£551,000
- Since the 1996 sale (£93,500)+489%
- Against CM1 4QW's recent median (£400,000)+38%
Newest record on this page: August 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
126 m²
1356 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Tenure
Private Rental
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Our estimate
£551,000
- Against its 1996 sale (£93,500)+489%
- Against CM1 4QW's recent median (£400,000)+38%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Newbury Cottage is modelled from its 126 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CM1 4QW. 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
126 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2024
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 1996
Recent sales in CM1 4QW
5 sales, median £400,000 (2023–2017)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: December 2023 | 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.
Latest sale on Newbury Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
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
Walnut Tree Cottage, The Street, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QW
Sold Dec 2023
£400,0002 Cock N Bell Cottage, The Street, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QW
Sold Apr 2018
£490,000Lanterns, The Street, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QW
Sold Jul 2017
£971,000Chapel House, The Street, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QW
Sold Jun 2017
£255,000School View Cottage, The Street, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QW
Sold Mar 2017
£275,000
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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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 £551,000 sits 489.3% 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 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.
Current Certificate
Aug 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 August 2034
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 2007ExtensionFullOutcome 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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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
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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.
Closest school
2.9 km
Rodings Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Nearest schools
- Rodings Primary SchoolPrimary2.9km
Nearest stops
- The Punch BowlBus stop72m
- Gepps CloseBus stop522m
- VillasBus stop1.3km
- Cut Maple RoadBus stop1.5km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences3,276 reports43%
- Shoplifting941 reports12%
- Anti-social Behaviour593 reports8%
- Public Order542 reports7%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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
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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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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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 Newbury Cottage is modelled from its 126 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CM1 4QW. 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. 1 sale is recorded for Newbury Cottage. 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 Newbury Cottage was lodged in August 2024 at band E and is valid until August 2034. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Newbury Cottage. 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. The 1 school and 9 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CM1 4QW, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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