What type of property is 3 Agricultural Cottages, Church Road, CM2 8UN?

3 Agricultural Cottages, Church Road, CM2 8UN is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 3 Agricultural Cottages, Church Road, CM2 8UN last change hands?

3 Agricultural Cottages, Church Road, CM2 8UN last sold for £630,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £330,000 in November 2008. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 3 Agricultural Cottages, Church Road, CM2 8UN changed over time?

Across 3 sales between November 2008 and July 2022, 3 Agricultural Cottages, Church Road, CM2 8UN rose from £330,000 to £630,000, a change of £300,000. That works out to roughly +4.8% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 3 Agricultural Cottages, Church Road, CM2 8UN?

The current EPC rating for 3 Agricultural Cottages, Church Road, CM2 8UN is E with a score of 53 out of 100, lodged in August 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 3 Agricultural Cottages, Church Road, CM2 8UN?

3 Agricultural Cottages, Church Road, CM2 8UN has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (1,292 sq ft), around 40 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 19% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CM2 8UN. Source: EPC Register.

How is 3 Agricultural Cottages, Church Road, CM2 8UN heated?

The latest EPC at 3 Agricultural Cottages, Church Road, CM2 8UN records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 3 Agricultural Cottages, Church Road, CM2 8UN?

3 Agricultural Cottages, Church Road, CM2 8UN is in council tax band D.

Where is 3 Agricultural Cottages, Church Road, CM2 8UN located?

3 Agricultural Cottages, Church Road, CM2 8UN sits in West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Chelmsford. It falls within the CM2 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 3 Agricultural Cottages, Church Road, CM2 8UN?

Police records around 3 Agricultural Cottages, Church Road, CM2 8UN show an average of 12 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 40% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 3 Agricultural Cottages, Church Road, CM2 8UN?

The closest primary school to 3 Agricultural Cottages, Church Road, CM2 8UN is St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West Hanningfield (1.0km).

What is the nearest station to 3 Agricultural Cottages, Church Road, CM2 8UN?

The closest bus stop to 3 Agricultural Cottages, Church Road, CM2 8UN is Church, 509m away. In total there are 5 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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3 Agricultural Cottages, Church Road, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM2 8UN

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

120 m²

1292 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 53

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 3 Agricultural Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

3 Agricultural Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM2 8UN). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 120 m² it's 18.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 5 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £630,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

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Energy

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.

EPC Rating

E53

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Agricultural Cottages, Church Road, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM2 8UN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 3 Agricultural Cottages, Church Road, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM2 8UN

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Feb 2009
Loft Conversion
Outcome in report
Rear dormer window.
Reference
09/00119/CLOPUD
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Price

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

£654,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£630,000

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

21 July 2022Most recent
£630,000
+68.0%over 9 years
26 June 2013
£375,000
+13.6%over 4 years
21 November 2008
£330,000

Median price across the last 4 sales in CM2 8UN: £182,625 (2016–1995).

Nearby sales in CM2 8UN

On the street

Versus other Church Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 3 Agricultural Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

53 (E)

Street avg 57 (D)

Below

Floor Area

120 m²

Street avg 146 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 7.9 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

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Comparables

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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.

Full Chelmsford report

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

0.5 km

Church — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West Hanningfield. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM2 8UN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.6dB

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Night-time road noise heatmap for CM2 8UN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.7dB

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Common questions

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