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Garden Cottage, Coopers Lane, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1NG

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
126 m²
1356 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Garden Cottage

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

Garden Cottage is a detached house in Great Leighs, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 1NG). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on oil.

At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £559,000 is 17.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£350/sq ft) was about 91.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold June 2021 for £475,000. 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.

Garden Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and 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 Garden Cottage, Coopers Lane, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1NG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 applications on record at Garden Cottage, Coopers Lane, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1NG

0decisions22documents1nearby
  1. Aug 2002
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    Fell Horse Chestnut - T3 (TPO 2000/36)

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    02/05099/TPO
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ConditionsDecision
  4. New BuildDecision

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  • The 22 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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 Garden Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£559,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£475,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 June 2021Most recent

    £475,000

    +331.8%over 24 years

  2. 2 April 1997

    £110,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 1NG: £322,000 (2024–2007).

On the street

Versus other Coopers Lane homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for Garden Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

48 (E)

Street avg 58 (D)

Below

Floor Area

126 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.7 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Garden 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

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£545k

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£596k

1 Bury Cottages, Bury Road, Pleshey

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£650k

1 Chapel Cottages, Littley Green

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3 bed
£435k

1 Chatley Road, Great Leighs

CM3 1NU

3 bed1 bath
£425k

1 Breeds Cottage, Breeds Road, Great Waltham

CM3 1EE

2 bed2 bath
£416k

1 Brew House Cottages, Hartford End

CM3 1JU

3 bed1 bath
£400k

1 Brickbarns, Great Leighs

CM3 1JJ

£396k

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

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

St Annes Castle — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM3 1NG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Garden Cottage, Coopers Lane, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1NG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.