Fortescues, Farmbridge End, Good Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4RY
About Fortescues
Fortescues is a detached house in Good Easter, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM1 4RY). It has a recorded floor area of 376 m² (around 4047 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on oil.
At 376 m² the property is well over the postcode median (176 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £1,500,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Fortescues's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 June 2031
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Planning history
Fortescues 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.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,513,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,500,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 August 2021Most recent
£1,500,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in CM1 4RY: £305,000 (2017–2001).
Nearby sales in CM1 4RY
Versus other Farmbridge End homes
Fortescues outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 55 (E)
Floor Area
376 m²
Street avg 219 m²
CO₂ Emissions
20.0 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
13 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.6 km
Bolding Hatch — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







