Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Mill Hill Farm Cottages, Chalk Street, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8DE
8 planning records
Estimated value
£750,000
- Since the 2020 sale (£650,000)+15%
- Against CM3 8DE's recent median (£1,100,000)-32%
Newest record on this page: October 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
130 m²
1399 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 6
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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
£750,000
- Against its 2020 sale (£650,000)+15%
- Against CM3 8DE's recent median (£1,100,000)-32%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Mill Hill Farm Cottages is modelled from its 130 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
130 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2020
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2020
Recent sales in CM3 8DE
5 sales, median £1,100,000 (2024–2021)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 8 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
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
30 October 2020Most recent
£650,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 8DE: £1,100,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CM3 8DE
Saddlers Barn, Chalk Street, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8DE
Sold Oct 2024
£1,372,500Breydon, Chalk Street, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8DE
Sold Jun 2021
£1,100,000Horsemans House, Chalk Street, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8DE
Sold Jun 2021
£1,400,000Farriers Barn, Chalk Street, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8DE
Sold Apr 2021
£850,0002 Grooms Cottage, Chalk Street, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8DE
Sold Apr 2021
£525,000
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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About 1 Mill Hill Farm Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Mill Hill Farm Cottages is a semi-detached house in Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 8DE). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a G (score 6), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 8 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Today's modelled estimate of £750,000 is 15.4% above the 2020 sale price. Last sale on file: £650,000 in October 2020.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Mill Hill Farm Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate
Aug 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G6
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
12.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 August 2030
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Mill Hill Farm Cottages, Chalk Street, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8DE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 applications on record at 1 Mill Hill Farm Cottages, Chalk Street, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8DE
0decisions2extensions16documents
- Nov 2005ExtensionHeritageOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Single storey garden room extension to the rear.
- Reference
- 05/01852/LBC
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsNov 2020Decision
- OutbuildingOct 2020Decision
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Versus other Chalk Street homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Mill Hill Farm Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £4,710
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 147 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.2 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
Years Held
6 years
Street avg 5 years
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
0.8 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.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
53.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC GPre-1919 buildNo mains gas
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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 1 Mill Hill Farm Cottages is modelled from its 130 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 Mill Hill Farm 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 1 Mill Hill Farm Cottages was lodged in August 2020 at band G and is valid until August 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 8 applications are matched to 1 Mill Hill Farm 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 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.
- Council tax band
- 1 Mill Hill Farm Cottages is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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