12 Willow Cottages, Lodge Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HJ
About 12 Willow Cottages
12 Willow Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bicknacre, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 4HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
A recent sale: £495,000 in July 2025. At 93 m² it's 29.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 10 EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£494/sq ft) was about 64.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
- Summer houseYes
- LandYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
12 Willow 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
12 Willow Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£464,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£495,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 July 2025Most recent
£495,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 4HJ: £327,500 (2025–2008).
Versus other Lodge Road homes
On habitable rooms, 12 Willow Cottages stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 84 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.3 km
Lodge Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
St Mary's Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB