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Apple Cottage, Willows Green, Chelmsford, CM3 1QB

5 sales on record2 planning records
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Overview

About Apple Cottage

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

Apple Cottage is a property in Willows Green, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 1QB).

Sold November 2021 for £580,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year.

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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

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Apple Cottage, Willows Green, Chelmsford, CM3 1QB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Apple Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

2 applications on record at Apple Cottage, Willows Green, Chelmsford, CM3 1QB

2decisions2extensions25documents1nearby
  1. Jul 2016
    PorchFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Erection of single storey side extension and front porch canopy

    Extension
    Documents
    14 docs on file
    Reference
    UTT/16/1552/HHF
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  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision

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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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.

Last sold (2021)

£580,000

Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 November 2021Most recent

    £580,000

    +54.7%over 13 years

  2. 7 December 2007

    £375,000

    +57.6%over 4 years

  3. 24 January 2003

    £238,000

    +1.3%

  4. 3 October 2002

    £235,000

    +19.9%over 1 year

  5. 11 June 2001

    £196,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 1QB: £487,000 (2025–2021).

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

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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
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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

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

0.1 km

Evelyn Rd — bus stop.

Closest school

2.5 km

Great Leighs Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM3 1QB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CM3 1QB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM3 1QB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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