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Swimming pool
About Guards Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Guards Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Mountnessing, Brentwood, Brentwood (CM13 1UL). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include a conservatory, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Brentwood HPI: 5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,215,000 is 38.1% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£452/sq ft) was about 33.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 181 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 10 years since the last transfer (March 2016).
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Guards Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jul 2024
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,215,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 17 years.
Last sold (2016)
£880,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Padhams Green homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Guards Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,862
Street avg £5,078
Floor Area
181 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM13 1UL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB
Everything within walking distance
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