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

School View Cottage, The Street, CM1 4QW is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

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

School View Cottage, The Street, CM1 4QW last sold for £275,000 in March 2017, around 9 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is School View Cottage, The Street, CM1 4QW?

The current EPC rating for School View Cottage, The Street, CM1 4QW is F with a score of 27 out of 100, lodged in March 2009. Source: EPC Register.

How big is School View Cottage, The Street, CM1 4QW?

School View Cottage, The Street, CM1 4QW has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (998 sq ft), around 46 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 44% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CM1 4QW. Source: EPC Register.

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

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

What is the council tax band for School View Cottage, The Street, CM1 4QW?

School View Cottage, The Street, CM1 4QW is in council tax band D.

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

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

What is crime like near School View Cottage, The Street, CM1 4QW?

Police records around School View 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 School View Cottage, The Street, CM1 4QW?

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

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

The closest bus stop to School View 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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School View Cottage, The Street, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QW

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

93 m²

998 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 27

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About School View Cottage

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

School View Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in High Easter, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM1 4QW). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 998 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

At 93 m² it sits well below the postcode median (149 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. Today's modelled estimate of £383,000 is 39.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 68.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (March 2017).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
OutbuildingsYes

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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.

School View Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Mar 2019

EPC Rating

F27

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

12.0 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gasPermanent outbuildings

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has permanent outbuildings, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

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

School View Cottage has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Current estimate

£383,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2017)

£275,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

23 March 2017Most recent
£275,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 4QW: £420,000 (2023–2015).

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.

EPC Rating for School View Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,967

Street avg £2,055

Strongly above

Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 163 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 6.4 t/year

Strongly below

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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.

£350k

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1 Bounderby Grove

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1 bed

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1 Bellhousen, Stagden Cross, High Easter

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£701k

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Area

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.

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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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