Woodside Cottage, Main Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HW
About Woodside Cottage
Woodside Cottage is a detached house in Bicknacre, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 4HW). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1905 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 3 certificates since November 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold September 2021 for £975,000. 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. Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£512/sq ft) was about 79% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Energy performance
Woodside Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
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Planning history
4 applications on record at Woodside Cottage, Main Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HW
- Dec 2010Tree WorksOutcome in report
Apple x 5 (W1 2009/025) - within garden - fell to ground and remove stumps (DDD)Eucalyptus & Cryptomeria (W1 2009/025) - boundary with Thrift Wood - fell to ground and remove stump
- Reference
- 10/05212/TPO
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksDec 2014Decision
- ExtensionJun 2014Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Woodside Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2008.
£1,052,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 13 years.
£975,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
12 September 2021Most recent
£975,000
+30.0%over 2 years8 February 2019
£750,000
+1.2%over 3 years13 July 2015
£741,250
+135.3%over 1 year28 March 2014
£315,000
-1.6%over 5 years14 September 2008
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 4HW: £805,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in CM3 4HW
Wood Edge, Main Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HW
Sold Oct 2022
£1,150,000Woodham Hall, Main Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HW
Sold Dec 2021
£805,0001 Woodlands Cottages, Main Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HW
Sold Sept 2021
£450,000Oak House, Main Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HW
Sold Nov 2019
£987,500Broom Hall, Main Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HW
Sold Jun 2018
£1,328,000
Versus other Main Road homes
On epc rating, Woodside Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
1 (G)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
177 m²
Street avg 190 m²
CO₂ Emissions
17.8 t/year
Street avg 9.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.1 km
Thrift Wood — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Priory Primary School, Bicknacre. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB