Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
4 Great Sir Hughes Cottages, West Hanningfield Road, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, CM2 7SZ
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
101 m²
1087 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
About 4 Great Sir Hughes Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4 Great Sir Hughes Cottages is a semi-detached house in Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM2 7SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
4 Great Sir Hughes Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
May 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 May 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Feb 2024from Jul 2012
EPC improved fromE50toF38
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot Water
AveragePoor
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof
PoorAverage
Roof insulation improved
May 2025from Feb 2024
EPC improved fromF38toE40
Roof Insulation
PartialWell Insulated
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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Mid 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC ENo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 4 Great Sir Hughes Cottages, West Hanningfield Road, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, CM2 7SZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
4 Great Sir Hughes Cottages has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
4 Great Sir Hughes Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£387,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 5 sales in CM2 7SZ: £450,000 (2015–2001).
Nearby sales in CM2 7SZ
Versus other West Hanningfield Road homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
4 Great Sir Hughes Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 123 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
324/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
Howe Green — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Baddow Hall Infant School. 9 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM2 7SZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.9dB
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