Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Dovecote Barn, Mashbury Road, Chignal St James, Chelmsford, CM1 4UA
4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
184 m²
1981 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Private Rental
About Dovecote Barn
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Dovecote Barn is a detached house in Chignal St. James, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM1 4UA). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1981 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 184 m² the property is well over the postcode median (125 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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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.
Dovecote Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Mar 2023EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 28 March 2033
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21st centuryDetached HouseEPC DExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Dovecote Barn, Mashbury Road, Chignal St James, Chelmsford, CM1 4UA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
4 applications on record at Dovecote Barn, Mashbury Road, Chignal St James, Chelmsford, CM1 4UA
0decisions2nearby
- Aug 2011ConditionsOutcome in report
Condition 3 and 5 (i) and (ii) - material samples and large scale drawings
- Reference
- 10/00283/AOD/1
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsFeb 2015Decision
- ConditionsApr 2014Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Dovecote Barn has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£751,000
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 2 sales in CM1 4UA: £1,083,334 (2018–2018).
Versus other Mashbury Road homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Dovecote Barn runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
184 m²
Street avg 207 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 9.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.6 km
Chignal Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM1 4UA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB
55 dB
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65 dB
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80 dB
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