1 Old Park Farm Cottages, Main Road, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LN
About 1 Old Park Farm Cottages
1 Old Park Farm Cottages is a semi-detached house in Ford End, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 1LN). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2018 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Energy performance
1 Old Park Farm Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 Old Park Farm Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Old Park Farm Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£449,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 4 sales in CM3 1LN: £900,000 (2018–2009).
Versus other Main Road homes
EPC Rating for 1 Old Park Farm Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 139 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
1.1 km
Sandon Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.0dB







