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3 Church Lane Cottages, Church Lane, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LH

2 planning records
Council tax
Band D
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Overview

About 3 Church Lane Cottages

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

3 Church Lane Cottages is a property in Ford End, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 1LH). It has council tax band D.

It hasn't traded since July 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision.

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  • 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

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Church Lane Cottages, Church Lane, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Church Lane Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

2 applications on record at 3 Church Lane Cottages, Church Lane, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LH

0decisions2extensions8documents1nearby
  1. Mar 2021
    ExtensionOutline
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    21/00641/CLOPUD
    Full record in report
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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.

3 Church Lane Cottages has been held in the same hands since before 2000.

Last sold (1996)

£95,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 July 1996Most recent

    £95,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 1LH: £690,000 (2025–2020).

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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

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

0.1 km

School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

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

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM3 1LH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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