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Cobblers Cottage, Pleshey Road, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LF

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
106 m²
1141 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Cobblers Cottage

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

Cobblers Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Ford End, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 1LF). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 106 m² it's 21.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 17 EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£399/sq ft) was about 80.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £455,000. 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 2017.

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Heating systemOil
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2022from Oct 2008
Roof
AverageGood

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC DNo mains gas

Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Cobblers Cottage, Pleshey Road, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Cobblers Cottage, Pleshey Road, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LF

0decisions1extensions6documents1nearby
  1. Mar 2017
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Single storey side extension and detached double garage.

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    16/02282/FUL
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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.

Latest sale on Cobblers Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£475,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£455,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 July 2022Most recent

    £455,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 1LF: £255,000 (2019–2011).

On the street

Versus other Pleshey Road homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Cobblers Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,292

Street avg £2,908

Strongly above

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Cobblers Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Boreham Road, Great Leighs

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1 Bridge Croft, Howe Street

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£650k

1 Chapel Cottages, Littley Green

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1 Bohun Close, Great Leighs

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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

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Ford End Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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 1LF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CM3 1LF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM3 1LF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
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70 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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