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About 7 Ship Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
7 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. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in September 2020 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good.
Sale prices here have outpaced Chelmsford HPI: 2.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £478,000 is 25.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,308/sq ft) was about 397.5% 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. Last sale on file: £380,000 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Garage
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
7 Ship Cottages's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C76
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
—
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
0.2 t/year
Occupancy
—
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£478,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 13 years.
Last sold (2021)
£380,000
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Stock Road homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m²
£14,074
Street avg £23,329
Floor Area
27 m²
Street avg 27 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.2 t/year
Street avg 0.2 t/year
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
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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.
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