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Pieces Cottage, Mashbury Road, Chignal St James, Chelmsford, CM1 4UA

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
10
From EPC
Floor area
379 m²
4080 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Pieces Cottage

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

Pieces Cottage is a detached house in Chignal St. James, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM1 4UA). It has a recorded floor area of 379 m² (around 4080 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 59), 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 379 m² the property is well over the postcode median (125 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Pieces Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildDetached over 300m²Extended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, is a large detached home over 300m², and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Pieces Cottage, Mashbury Road, Chignal St James, Chelmsford, CM1 4UA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Pieces Cottage has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

3 applications on record at Pieces Cottage, Mashbury Road, Chignal St James, Chelmsford, CM1 4UA

0decisions3extensions26documents2nearby
  1. Feb 2014
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey infill rear extension

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    13/01846/FUL
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Loft ConversionDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Pieces Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£1,466,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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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).

On the street

Versus other Mashbury Road homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Pieces Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

59 (D)

Street avg 55 (D)

Below

Floor Area

379 m²

Street avg 142 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

10 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Pieces Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Environmental risk flagged

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Barkis Close

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£485k

1 Bramble Place

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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

0.6 km

Chignal Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School. 13 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 4UA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CM1 4UA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM1 4UA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Pieces Cottage, Mashbury Road, Chignal St James, Chelmsford, CM1 4UA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.