What type of property is 8 St Swithins Cottages, CM2 7TN?

8 St Swithins Cottages, CM2 7TN is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 8 St Swithins Cottages, CM2 7TN?

8 St Swithins Cottages, CM2 7TN last sold for £600,000 in May 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £180,000 in January 2009. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 8 St Swithins Cottages, CM2 7TN changed over time?

Across 3 sales between January 2009 and May 2022, 8 St Swithins Cottages, CM2 7TN rose from £180,000 to £600,000, a change of £420,000. That works out to roughly +9.5% per year compounded over 13 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 8 St Swithins Cottages, CM2 7TN?

The current EPC rating for 8 St Swithins Cottages, CM2 7TN is E with a score of 44 out of 100, lodged in April 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 St Swithins Cottages, CM2 7TN?

8 St Swithins Cottages, CM2 7TN has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (1,378 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 35% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CM2 7TN. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 St Swithins Cottages, CM2 7TN heated?

The latest EPC at 8 St Swithins Cottages, CM2 7TN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 St Swithins Cottages, CM2 7TN?

8 St Swithins Cottages, CM2 7TN is in council tax band D.

Where is 8 St Swithins Cottages, CM2 7TN located?

8 St Swithins Cottages, CM2 7TN sits in Howe Green, Chelmsford, Chelmsford. It falls within the CM2 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 8 St Swithins Cottages, CM2 7TN?

Police records around 8 St Swithins Cottages, CM2 7TN show an average of 12 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 40% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 8 St Swithins Cottages, CM2 7TN?

The closest primary school to 8 St Swithins Cottages, CM2 7TN is Baddow Hall Infant School (1.8km), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Sandon School (1.6km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 8 St Swithins Cottages, CM2 7TN?

The closest bus stop to 8 St Swithins Cottages, CM2 7TN is Howe Green, 260m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

Are there any environmental risks at 8 St Swithins Cottages, CM2 7TN?

Strategic noise mapping records 62.56 dB daytime road noise at the postcode (and 56.21 dB at night), above the WHO 55 dB daytime guideline.

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8 St Swithins Cottages, Howe Green, Chelmsford, CM2 7TN

Notable views3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

128 m²

1378 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 44

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 St Swithins Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 St Swithins Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Howe Green, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM2 7TN). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.

At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2009–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £684,000 is 14% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 101.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £600,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms3
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingOff road
Notable viewsYes

Building

Heating systemAir source
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 St Swithins Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Apr 2026

EPC Rating

E44

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

8.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 St Swithins Cottages, Howe Green, Chelmsford, CM2 7TN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 8 St Swithins Cottages, Howe Green, Chelmsford, CM2 7TN

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Mar 2013
PorchAmendment
Outcome in report
Non-material amendment to planning permission 12/00290/FUL (First floor extension to front. New porch and raising garage roof. Single and two storey extension to rear. Insertion of new window to first floor side elevation)1. Omitting the front first floor extension that was to form bedroom 42. Reducing the ridge height of the two storey rear extension3. Addition of a wc window in the side elevation.4. Re-position door and window in side elevation.
Extension
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
12/00290/NMAT/1
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 St Swithins Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2009.

Current estimate

£684,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.5% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£600,000

Growth on file: 9.5% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

2 May 2022Most recent
£600,000
+42.9%over 5 years
23 August 2016
£420,000
+133.3%over 7 years
29 January 2009
£180,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM2 7TN: £425,000 (2025–2018).

Nearby sales in CM2 7TN

On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 St Swithins Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£4,688

Street avg £4,373

Above

Floor Area

128 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

8.7 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£754k

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1 Barrington Close

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

12/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Howe Green — bus stop.

Closest school

1.6 km

The Sandon School. 5 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM2 7TN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

62.6dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM2 7TN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

56.2dB

Moderate

55 dB

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65 dB

70 dB

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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

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