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Valentines, Cole Hill, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1PN

1 planning record

Estimated value

£706,000

  • Since the 2013 sale (£483,000)+46%
  • Against CM3 1PN's recent median (£571,250)+24%

Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
216 m²
2325 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£706,000

  • Against its 2013 sale (£483,000)+46%
  • Against CM3 1PN's recent median (£571,250)+24%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Valentines is modelled from its 216 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

    216 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2012

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2013

  • Recent sales in CM3 1PN

    2 sales, median £571,250 (2025–2020)

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SalesLatest sale shown: October 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 June 2013Most recent

    £483,000

    +38.0%over 5 years

  2. 29 July 2007

    £350,000

Median price across the last 2 sales in CM3 1PN: £571,250 (2025–2020).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Valentines, 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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Overview

About Valentines

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

Valentines is a detached house in Great Leighs, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 1PN). It has a recorded floor area of 216 m² (around 2325 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 216 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sold in June 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years. Across 2007–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £706,000 is 46.2% above the 2013 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.

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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.

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Jul 2022

Current Certificate
Jul 2012

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
15.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 19 July 2022

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Valentines, Cole Hill, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1PN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Valentines, Cole Hill, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1PN

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  1. Sept 2011
    Conditions
    Outcome in report

    Condition 4 - Landscape management plan; Condition 5 - Finished levels of new garage

    Reference
    10/01712/AOD/1
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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 1 notable nearby
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On the street

Versus other Cole Hill homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Valentines outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

41 (E)

Street avg 47 (E)

Strongly below

Floor Area

216 m²

Street avg 105 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

15.0 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

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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

0.8 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%

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM3 1PN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

Low
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-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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3 bed1 bath
£426k

1 Breeds Cottage, Breeds Road, Great Waltham

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£400k

1 Brickbarns, Great Leighs

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1 Boreham Road, Great Leighs

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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Valentines is modelled from its 216 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 Valentines. 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 Valentines was lodged in July 2012 at band E and expired in July 2022, 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 Valentines. 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
Valentines is in council tax band A. 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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