Cosy Cottage, Broads Green, Great Waltham, Chelmsford, CM3 1DR
About Cosy Cottage
Cosy Cottage is a semi-detached house in Great Waltham, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 1DR). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 811 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 42). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. Today's modelled estimate of £421,000 sits 83% above the 2012 sale of £230,000. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in July 2012.
Energy performance
Cosy 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Sept 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
An application for a loft conversion is currently awaiting a decision.
3 applications on record at Cosy Cottage, Broads Green, Great Waltham, Chelmsford, CM3 1DR
1 live now- Jun 2016PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Single storey & two storey rear extensions. First floor & second floor dormers. Front porch.
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00798/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionMar 2025Decision
- PorchDec 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Cosy Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£421,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£230,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 July 2012Most recent
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 1DR: £250,000 (2017–2001).
Nearby sales in CM3 1DR
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Sold May 2012
£250,0001 Willow Cottages, Broads Green, Great Waltham, Chelmsford, CM3 1DR
Sold Nov 2004
£285,000Kelmscott, Broads Green, Great Waltham, Chelmsford, CM3 1DR
Sold Dec 2002
£130,000Lilac Cottage, Broads Green, Great Waltham, Chelmsford, CM3 1DR
Sold Feb 2001
£129,950
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.9 km
Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Great Waltham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB







