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4 sales on record
About 3 Sandford Mill Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 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.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 Sandford Mill Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 May 2022
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Sandford Mill Cottages, Sandford Mill Lane, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, CM2 7RT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Aug 2008ApplicationPending
Retention of external housing for domestic oil fired boiler.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 Sandford Mill Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2007.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£378,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 17 years.
Last sold (2024)
£425,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Sandford Mill Lane homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
12/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Brick Kiln Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM2 7RT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.1dB
Everything within walking distance
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