Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Pig & Whistle Cottage, Chignal Road, Chignal Smealey, Chelmsford, CM1 4SZ
1 planning record
Last sold (1998)
£147,000
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- CM1 4SZ recent median£640,000
Newest record on this page: February 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
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Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 1998
Recent sales in CM1 4SZ
5 sales, median £640,000 (2024–2014)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: February 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Not available | 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 Pig & Whistle Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
28 May 1998Most recent
£147,000
+81.5%over 2 years1 June 1995
£81,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM1 4SZ: £640,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in CM1 4SZ
1 Hawbush Cottage, Chignal Road, Chignal Smealey, Chelmsford, CM1 4SZ
Sold Feb 2024
£290,000Forge Cottage, Chignal Road, Chignal Smealey, Chelmsford, CM1 4SZ
Sold May 2022
£640,000The Thatched Cottage, Chignal Road, Chignal Smealey, Chelmsford, CM1 4SZ
Sold Sept 2021
£965,000Chignal Grange, Chignal Road, Chignal Smealey, Chelmsford, CM1 4SZ
Sold Dec 2018
£866,000The Old Rectory, Chignal Road, Chignal Smealey, Chelmsford, CM1 4SZ
Sold Apr 2008
£950,000
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- 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 Pig & Whistle Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Pig & Whistle Cottage is a property in Chignal Smealey, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM1 4SZ).
Held since May 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.1% per year. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005.
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Energy performance
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Pig & Whistle Cottage, Chignal Road, Chignal Smealey, Chelmsford, CM1 4SZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at Pig & Whistle Cottage, Chignal Road, Chignal Smealey, Chelmsford, CM1 4SZ
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- Oct 2005ApplicationOutcome in report
Application 00/01509/FUL - discharge of condition 3 (details of materials)
- Reference
- 05/07613/ADFUL
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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
0.2 km
The Pig and Whistle — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School. 3 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary2.5km
- Chelmer Valley High SchoolSecondary2.7km
- Great Waltham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary2.7km
Nearest stops
- The Pig and WhistleBus stop226m
- Post OfficeBus stop998m
- Mashbury RoadBus stop1.2km
- NurseriesBus stop1.5km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences3,276 reports43%
- Shoplifting941 reports12%
- Anti-social Behaviour593 reports8%
- Public Order542 reports7%
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM1 4SZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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- How the estimate is made
- We don't publish an estimate for Pig & Whistle Cottage because there is no EPC to tell the model the home's size and specification. The full report sets its records against recent comparable sales in CM1 4SZ.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Pig & Whistle Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- There is no Energy Performance Certificate on the public register for Pig & Whistle Cottage. A valid EPC is needed to sell or let a home in England and Wales, and lasts 10 years.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Pig & Whistle 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 3 schools and 24 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CM1 4SZ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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