Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
6 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.
Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £530,000 is 15.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,583/sq ft) was about 387.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 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.
Certificate validity
Valid until 30 March 2035
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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2 applications on record at 6 Ship Cottages, Stock Road, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM2 8LA
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£530,000
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.
22 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).
Woodstock House, Stock Road, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM2 8LA
Sold Jan 2024
1 Ship Cottages, Stock Road, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM2 8LA
Sold May 2022
Templewood Industrial Estate, Unit 8, Stock Road, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM2 8LA
Sold Mar 2022
7 Ship Cottages, Stock Road, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM2 8LA
Sold Apr 2021
5 Ship Cottages, Stock Road, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM2 8LA
Sold Aug 2018
6 Ship Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£17,037
Street avg £20,004
Floor Area
27 m²
Street avg 27 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.2 t/year
Street avg 0.2 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 6 years
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
324/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.
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