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Mill Cottage, Main Road, Howe Street, Chelmsford, CM3 1BG

Estimated value

£447,000

  • Against CM3 1BG's recent median (£660,000)-32%

Newest record on this page: February 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
100 m²
1079 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£447,000

  • Against CM3 1BG's recent median (£660,000)-32%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Mill Cottage is modelled from its 100 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CM3 1BG. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    100 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2010

  • Sales of this home

    No sale recorded since 1995

  • Recent sales in CM3 1BG

    5 sales, median £660,000 (2026–2022)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: February 2026Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Mill Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 1BG: £660,000 (2026–2022).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Mill Cottage, Main Road, Howe Street, Chelmsford, CM3 1BG. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Mill Cottage

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

Mill Cottage is a detached house in Howe Street, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 1BG). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1079 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 100 m² it sits well below the postcode median (154 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Mill Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Sept 2020

Current Certificate
Sept 2010

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 6 September 2020

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Mill Cottage, Main Road, Howe Street, Chelmsford, CM3 1BG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Mill Cottage has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Main Road homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Mill Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

43 (E)

Street avg 56 (D)

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Floor Area

100 m²

Street avg 163 m²

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CO₂ Emissions

8.0 t/year

Street avg 7.4 t/year

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Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

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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.

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

233/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

The Green Man — bus stop.

Closest school

1.5 km

Great Waltham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Great Waltham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary1.5km
  • Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary2.0km
  • Ford End Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.7km

Nearest stops

  • The Green ManBus stop171m
  • Parsonage LaneBus stop202m
  • Penden CornerBus stop518m
  • Warners FarmBus stop667m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,203 reports43%
  • Anti-social Behaviour256 reports9%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson214 reports8%
  • Vehicle Crime204 reports7%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM3 1BG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CM3 1BG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM3 1BG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Mill Cottage is modelled from its 100 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CM3 1BG. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. No sale is recorded for Mill Cottage, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Mill Cottage was lodged in September 2010 at band E and expired in September 2020, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Mill Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 3 schools and 19 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CM3 1BG, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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