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4 Ship Cottages, Stock Road, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM2 8LA

4 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
69 m²
747 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 12
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Ship Cottages

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

4 Ship Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM2 8LA). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 747 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows a G (score 12), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 22). Main heating runs on bottled lpg. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 69 m² the property is well over the postcode median (27 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £389,000 sits 55.6% above the 2014 sale of £249,999. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£334/sq ft) was about 23.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in September 2014. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

4 Ship Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 May 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G12
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC GPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Ship Cottages, Stock Road, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM2 8LA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Ship Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

4 applications on record at 4 Ship Cottages, Stock Road, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM2 8LA

0decisions3extensions25documents1nearby
Flagged:Retrospective
  1. Oct 2015
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property

    Extensions including part first floor side and rear extension and part single storey side and rear extension

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    15/01350/FUL
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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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.
Current estimate

£389,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2014)

£249,999

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 2 September 2014Most recent

    £249,999

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM2 8LA: £380,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Stock Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4 Ship Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,600

Street avg £6,482

Above

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 110 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Agricultural Cottages, Church Road, West Hanningfield

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£497k

1 Chaplin Close

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1 Butts Way

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3 bed2 bath
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.
Full Chelmsford report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

12/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

The Ship — bus stop.

Closest school

2.3 km

Stock Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM2 8LA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CM2 8LA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM2 8LA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 4 Ship Cottages, Stock Road, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM2 8LA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.