Cranswick Lodge, Victoria Road, Cold Norton, Chelmsford, CM3 6JD
About Cranswick Lodge
Cranswick Lodge is a six-bedroom detached house in Cold Norton, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 6JD). It has a recorded floor area of 631 m² (around 6792 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band H. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows a C (score 70). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 631 m² the property is well over the postcode median (135 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,054,000 is 36.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 62.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in February 2016.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Swimming poolYes
Energy performance
Cranswick Lodge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Sept 2022
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property is a large detached home over 300m² and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Cranswick Lodge has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
7 applications on record at Cranswick Lodge, Victoria Road, Cold Norton, Chelmsford, CM3 6JD
- Jun 2007FullOutcome in report
Retention of wall and gates to part of the east boundary of the property
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/00356/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- FullJul 2018Decision
- Garage ConversionSept 2017Decision
+ 4 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Cranswick Lodge was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£2,054,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.2% per year over 12 years.
£1,499,999
Growth on file: 11.2% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
5 February 2016Most recent
£1,499,999
+257.1%over 12 years23 January 2004
£420,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 6JD: £600,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in CM3 6JD
The Buffs, Victoria Road, Cold Norton, Chelmsford, CM3 6JD
Sold Nov 2024
£600,0009 Victoria Road, Cold Norton, Chelmsford, CM3 6JD
Sold Jan 2021
£685,0001 Victoria Road, Cold Norton, Chelmsford, CM3 6JD
Sold Aug 2019
£735,0003 Victoria Road, Cold Norton, Chelmsford, CM3 6JD
Sold Feb 2016
£530,000Koomboro, Victoria Road, Cold Norton, Chelmsford, CM3 6JD
Sold Dec 2014
£577,500
Versus other Victoria Road homes
On floor area, Cranswick Lodge stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,377
Street avg £2,819
Floor Area
631 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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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
The Norton — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Cold Norton Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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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
42.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







