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Get started3 Sandford Mill Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM2 7RT). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Chelmsford HPI: 6.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £378,000 is 11.1% below the 2024 sale of £425,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£681/sq ft) was about 98.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (129 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold June 2024 for £425,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
3 Sandford Mill Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 May 2022
Retention of external housing for domestic oil fired boiler.
3 Sandford Mill Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2007.
£378,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 17 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 17 years.
3 Sandford Mill Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 179 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Crime
12/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Brick Kiln Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.1dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
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Application 07/00643/FUL - discharge of condition 4 (details of external joinery)
2 more applications for this property
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12 June 2024Most recent
£425,000
+70.0%over 11 years3 January 2013
£250,000
+4.6%over 2 years26 March 2010
£239,000
+59.3%over 3 years9 February 2007
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM2 7RT: £291,699 (2024–1995).
Street avg 10.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CM2 7JR
Closest school
1.0 km
The Sandon School. 10 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
51.8dB
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