Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Chase Cottages, Riffhams Chase, Little Baddow, Chelmsford, CM3 4AU
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
91 m²
980 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 32
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 2 Chase Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Chase Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Little Baddow, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 4AU). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 91 m² it sits well below the postcode median (356 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£623/sq ft) was about 103.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2020 for £610,000.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
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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.
2 Chase Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Dec 2019EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F32
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 December 2029
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Chase Cottages, Riffhams Chase, Little Baddow, Chelmsford, CM3 4AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 Chase Cottages 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
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£663,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2020)
£610,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 September 2020Most recent
£610,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in CM3 4AU: £750,000 (2020–2003).
Versus other Riffhams Chase homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating
32 (F)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 304 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 15.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
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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
0.6 km
Riffhams Chase — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Danbury Park Community Primary School. 2 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM3 4AU 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
35.5dB
55 dB
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65 dB
70 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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