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4 sales on record
About 5 Ship Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Ship Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM2 8LA). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
Sale prices here have outpaced Chelmsford HPI: 6.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £529,000 is 49% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 54.7% below the postcode norm. At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (27 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold August 2018 for £355,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 4)
Jun 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Ship Cottages, Stock Road, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM2 8LA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Apr 2021OutbuildingFullPending
Retrospective application for an outbuilding.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Ship Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£529,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 21 years.
Last sold (2018)
£355,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 21 years.
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.
5 Ship Cottages outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,910
Street avg £6,559
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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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