3 Providence Cottage, The Street, Hatfield Peverel, Chelmsford, CM3 2EA
About 3 Providence Cottage
3 Providence Cottage is a semi-detached house in Hatfield Peverel, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 2EA). It has a recorded floor area of 29 m² (around 312 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 29 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (29–66 m²). On EPC score it ranks first in the building (46 versus a worst of 42). The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 29 m² it sits well below the postcode median (54 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 18 January 2030
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
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.
From £820 · Includes VAT
Planning history
3 Providence Cottage has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
3 Providence Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£145,000
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 5 sales in CM3 2EA: £87,500 (2026–1996).
Nearby sales in CM3 2EA
Wheelwrights Cottage, The Street, Hatfield Peverel, Chelmsford, CM3 2EA
Sold Feb 2026
£235,000Dulverton, The Street, Hatfield Peverel, Chelmsford, CM3 2EA
Sold Jan 2005
£197,500Galen House, The Street, Hatfield Peverel, Chelmsford, CM3 2EA
Sold Nov 1997
£87,5002 Providence Cottage, The Street, Hatfield Peverel, Chelmsford, CM3 2EA
Sold May 1997
£59,995
Versus other The Street homes
Floor Area for 3 Providence Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
29 m²
Street avg 57 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
233/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
The Duke of Wellington — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Hatfield Peverel Infant and Nursery School. 4 schools 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
53.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.7dB







