2 Clarks Field Cottages, Hackmans Lane, Cock Clarks, Chelmsford, CM3 6RE
About 2 Clarks Field Cottages
2 Clarks Field Cottages is a semi-detached house in Cock Clarks, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 6RE). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1991 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 185 m² the property is well over the postcode median (141 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £735,000 is 31.3% above the 2019 sale price. Most recent transfer: April 2019 at £560,000.
Energy performance
2 Clarks Field Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 applications on record at 2 Clarks Field Cottages, Hackmans Lane, Cock Clarks, Chelmsford, CM3 6RE
- Mar 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of two storey side and rear extension, single storey rear porch and detached garage
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/01128/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionDec 2011Decision
- ExtensionJul 2004Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£735,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 16 years.
£560,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
11 April 2019Most recent
£560,000
+163.5%over 15 years6 October 2003
£212,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 6RE: £617,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CM3 6RE
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£525,0004 Clarks Field Cottages, Hackmans Lane, Cock Clarks, Chelmsford, CM3 6RE
Sold Sept 2024
£550,000Penn Cottage, Hackmans Lane, Cock Clarks, Chelmsford, CM3 6RE
Sold Mar 2023
£640,0007 Clarks Field Cottages, Hackmans Lane, Cock Clarks, Chelmsford, CM3 6RE
Sold Nov 2022
£617,000
Versus other Hackmans Lane homes
Habitable Rooms for 2 Clarks Field Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,027
Street avg £4,376
Floor Area
185 m²
Street avg 144 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 8.9 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
1.2 km
Goat House Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Purleigh Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







