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About Coppins Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Coppins Cottage is a semi-detached house in Sandon, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM2 7SA). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2024 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since July 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £396,000 sits 360.5% above the 1997 sale of £86,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£109/sq ft) was about 65.1% below the postcode norm. At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (106 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Coppins Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Coppins Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£396,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1997)
£86,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Hulls Lane homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Coppins Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,178
Street avg £4,245
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
Crime
12/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Police Kennels — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM2 7SA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 36 points of interest in total.
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