Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Porchleigh Cottage, Cole Hill, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1PN
Estimated value
£631,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£632,500)0%
- Against CM3 1PN's recent median (£416,500)+52%
Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
185 m²
1991 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£631,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£632,500)0%
- Against CM3 1PN's recent median (£416,500)+52%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Porchleigh Cottage is modelled from its 185 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CM3 1PN. 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.
What it's based on
Floor area
185 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2019
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in CM3 1PN
2 sales, median £416,500 (2013–2007)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sales timeline
2 October 2025Most recent
£632,500
+24.0%over 5 years27 March 2020
£510,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in CM3 1PN: £416,500 (2013–2007).
Nearby sales in CM3 1PN
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Porchleigh Cottage, Cole Hill, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1PN. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Porchleigh Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Porchleigh Cottage is a semi-detached house in Great Leighs, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 1PN). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1991 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 185 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £632,500 in October 2025. Across 2020–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Porchleigh Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Aug 2019EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 August 2029
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Porchleigh Cottage, Cole Hill, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1PN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Porchleigh Cottage 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.
Versus other Cole Hill homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Habitable Rooms for Porchleigh Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
185 m²
Street avg 115 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 8.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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.
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
0.8 km
The Square and Compasses — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Great Leighs Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Nearest schools
- Great Leighs Primary SchoolPrimary1.4km
Nearest stops
- The Square and CompassesBus stop829m
- Rochester FarmBus stop1.4km
- St Annes CastleBus stop1.5km
- Deres BridgeBus stop1.5km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,203 reports43%
- Anti-social Behaviour256 reports9%
- Criminal Damage & Arson214 reports8%
- Vehicle Crime204 reports7%
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM3 1PN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Porchleigh Cottage is modelled from its 185 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CM3 1PN. 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. 2 sales are recorded for Porchleigh Cottage. 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 Porchleigh Cottage was lodged in August 2019 at band E and is valid until August 2029. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Porchleigh 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 16 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CM3 1PN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Porchleigh Cottage is in council tax band E. 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.
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