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4 Oak Cottages, Lodge Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4JB

EPC B

Estimated value

£585,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£540,000)+8%
  • Against CM3 4JB's recent median (£500,000)+17%

Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Floor area
128 m²
1378 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 88
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£585,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£540,000)+8%
  • Against CM3 4JB's recent median (£500,000)+17%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 4 Oak Cottages is modelled from its 128 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CM3 4JB. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    128 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2024

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in CM3 4JB

    2 sales, median £500,000 (2023–2023)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: November 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 November 2025Most recent

    £540,000

Median price across the last 2 sales in CM3 4JB: £500,000 (2023–2023).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 4 Oak Cottages

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

4 Oak Cottages is a detached house in Bicknacre, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 4JB). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2021. The latest certificate (November 2024) returns a high B (score 88), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 97). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.

A recent sale: £540,000 in November 2025.

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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

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

4 Oak Cottages's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate
Nov 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
B88
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 28 November 2034

8 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Oak Cottages, Lodge Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4JB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Oak 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.

On the street

Versus other Lodge Road homes

Three headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating

88 (B)

Street avg 88 (B)

On par

Floor Area

128 m²

Street avg 128 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.3 t/year

Street avg 1.3 t/year

On par
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.

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

0.1 km

Lodge Road — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

St Mary's Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.0km
  • Priory Primary School, BicknacrePrimary2.4km
  • East Hanningfield Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary2.4km
  • Woodville Primary SchoolPrimary2.9km

Nearest stops

  • Lodge RoadBus stop112m
  • Village HallBus stop385m
  • Woodham HallBus stop783m
  • Ormonds CrescentBus stop883m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,203 reports43%
  • Anti-social Behaviour256 reports9%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson214 reports8%
  • Vehicle Crime204 reports7%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM3 4JB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CM3 4JB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM3 4JB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.6dB

Low
55 dB
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65 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 4 Oak Cottages is modelled from its 128 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CM3 4JB. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 4 Oak Cottages. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 4 Oak Cottages was lodged in November 2024 at band B and is valid until November 2034. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 4 Oak Cottages. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 4 schools and 23 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CM3 4JB, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 4 Oak Cottages, Lodge Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4JB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.

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