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Cygnets, Main Road, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LL

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
89 m²
958 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About Cygnets

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

Cygnets is a detached house in Ford End, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 1LL). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 89 m² it sits well below the postcode median (155 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £519,000 is 12.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£480/sq ft) was about 99.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £459,500 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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
May 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 21 May 2027

7 months remaining
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Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC ENo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Cygnets, Main Road, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Cygnets has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

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

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£519,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 13 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£459,500

Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 March 2021Most recent

    £459,500

    +47.3%over 13 years

  2. 31 October 2007

    £312,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 1LL: £650,000 (2026–2024).

On the street

Versus other Main Road homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

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

Price per m²

£5,163

Street avg £3,107

Strongly above

Floor Area

89 m²

Street avg 158 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 8.4 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Cygnets

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

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

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

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£535k

1 Castlefields, Great Leighs

CM3 1JW

1 bed1 bath
£582k

1 Bury Cottages, Bury Road, Pleshey

CM3 1HB

£429k

1 Brew House Cottages, Hartford End

CM3 1JU

3 bed1 bath
£427k

1 Chatley Road, Great Leighs

CM3 1NU

3 bed1 bath
£426k

1 Breeds Cottage, Breeds Road, Great Waltham

CM3 1EE

2 bed2 bath
£650k

1 Chapel Cottages, Littley Green

CM3 1BU

3 bed
£400k

1 Brickbarns, Great Leighs

CM3 1JJ

£389k

1 Boreham Road, Great Leighs

CM3 1NH

3 bed
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

0.0 km

Back Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 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 1LL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CM3 1LL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM3 1LL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.6dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Cygnets, Main Road, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.