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Get started6 Ship Cottages is a three-bedroom detached house in West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM2 8LA). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2025 and council tax band D. At 27 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (27–167 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in November 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good.
Sale prices here have outpaced Chelmsford HPI: 3.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £579,000 is 25.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,583/sq ft) was about 520% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (57 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold April 2021 for £460,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
6 Ship Cottages's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension, improved porch to the front and internal alterations.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£579,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 17 years.
£460,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 17 years.
6 Ship Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£17,037
Street avg £22,589
Floor Area
27 m²
Street avg 27 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.2 t/year
Street avg 0.2 t/year
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
High performance glazing installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side of property
Part two storey and part single storey side extensions, porch to front and internal alterations.
23 April 2021Most recent
£460,000
+61.4%over 13 years7 January 2008
£285,000
+14.0%over 3 years23 March 2004
£249,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM2 8LA: £380,000 (2024–2021).
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Sold Apr 2021
5 Ship Cottages Stock Road West Hanningfield Chelmsford
Sold Aug 2018
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 5 years
CM2 8QW
The Ship — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Stock Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB
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