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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 13 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.
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
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 May 2020
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.
- Jan 2018ExtensionFullPending
Extension: Side and rear of property
Retrospective application for two storey and single storey side and rear extensions.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£389,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2014)
£249,999
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Stock Road homes
Four headline reads against 9 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
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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.
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
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· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 28 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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