1 Woodhall Farm Cottage, Chignal Smealey, Chelmsford, CM1 4SU
About 1 Woodhall Farm Cottage
1 Woodhall Farm Cottage is a semi-detached house in Chignal Smealey, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM1 4SU). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 109 m² it's 28.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 3 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Woodhall Farm 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.
Sales history & valuation
1 Woodhall Farm Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£433,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 3 sales in CM1 4SU: £800,000 (2019–2016).
Versus the street
On epc rating, 1 Woodhall Farm Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 39 (E)
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 103 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.5 km
The Pig and Whistle — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School. 8 schools nearby.
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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
42.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB







