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1 Grooms Cottage, Chalk Street, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8DE

EPC B

Estimated value

£514,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£520,000)-1%
  • Against CM3 8DE's recent median (£1,100,000)-53%

Newest record on this page: October 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Floor area
108 m²
1163 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 85
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£514,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£520,000)-1%
  • Against CM3 8DE's recent median (£1,100,000)-53%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Grooms Cottage is modelled from its 108 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CM3 8DE. 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

    108 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2021

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in CM3 8DE

    5 sales, median £1,100,000 (2024–2021)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: October 2024Latest 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 March 2021Most recent

    £520,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 8DE: £1,100,000 (2024–2021).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

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  • 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 1 Grooms Cottage

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

1 Grooms Cottage is a semi-detached house in Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 8DE). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2019. The latest certificate (March 2021) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 96). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.

At 108 m² it's 15.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (128 m² median across 4 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Sold March 2021 for £520,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

1 Grooms Cottage's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate
Mar 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
B85
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.4 t/year
Occupancy
—

Certificate validity

Valid until 12 March 2031

4 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Grooms Cottage, Chalk Street, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8DE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Grooms Cottage 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 Chalk Street homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 1 Grooms Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,815

Street avg £4,772

On par

Floor Area

108 m²

Street avg 153 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.4 t/year

Street avg 6.9 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 5 years

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.
Full Chelmsford report

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

0.8 km

Chalk Street — bus stop.

Closest school

1.3 km

St Luke's Park Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • St Luke's Park Primary SchoolPrimary1.3km
  • Rettendon Primary SchoolPrimary1.6km
  • Runwell Community Primary SchoolPrimary2.7km

Nearest stops

  • Chalk StreetBus stop790m
  • Hoe LaneBus stop804m
  • The WheatsheafBus stop879m
  • White House FarmBus stop1.1km

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 8DE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CM3 8DE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM3 8DE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Grooms Cottage is modelled from its 108 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CM3 8DE. 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 1 Grooms Cottage. 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 1 Grooms Cottage was lodged in March 2021 at band B and is valid until March 2031. 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 1 Grooms Cottage. 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 3 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CM3 8DE, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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