Bridge Cottage, Main Road, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LL

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

Bridge Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

How the estimate is made

The estimate for Bridge Cottage is modelled from its 158 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CM3 1LL. 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 Bridge 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 Bridge Cottage was lodged in December 2009 at band C and expired in December 2019, 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. 1 application is matched to Bridge 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 1 school and 10 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CM3 1LL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.

Council tax band

Bridge Cottage is in council tax band F. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.