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2 Mill Hill Farm Cottages, Chalk Street, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8DE

10 planning records

Estimated value

£460,000

  • Against CM3 8DE's recent median (£1,100,000)-58%

Newest record on this page: October 2025. 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
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
126 m²
1356 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band D
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

£460,000

  • Against CM3 8DE's recent median (£1,100,000)-58%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 2 Mill Hill Farm Cottages is modelled from its 126 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a 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

    126 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2025

  • Sales of this home

    No sale recorded since 1995

  • Recent sales in CM3 8DE

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

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SalesLatest sale shown: October 2024Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 10 applicationsFull 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.

2 Mill Hill Farm Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

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

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 2 Mill Hill Farm Cottages

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

2 Mill Hill Farm Cottages is a semi-detached house in Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 8DE). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2009. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on oil.

10 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused, 2 pending. An application is currently awaiting a decision. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).

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  • 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.

2 Mill Hill Farm Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 27 October 2035

8 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2025from Aug 2009
Heating Controls
Prog + StatThermostat

Heating controls changed

Windows
Partial DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Low Energy Lighting
80%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Mill Hill Farm Cottages, Chalk Street, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8DE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Mill Hill Farm Cottages has 4 separate extension applications on the council record.

10 applications on record at 2 Mill Hill Farm Cottages, Chalk Street, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8DE

0decisions5extensions39documents
Flagged:Retrospective
  1. Sept 2004
    ExtensionHeritage
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property

    Single and two storey rear extension.

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    04/01533/LBC
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. AnnexDecision
  4. OutbuildingDecision

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On the street

Versus other Chalk Street homes

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

EPC Rating for 2 Mill Hill Farm Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

48 (E)

Street avg 62 (D)

Below

Floor Area

126 m²

Street avg 148 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.1 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Below
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

0.8 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%

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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
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

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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 2 Mill Hill Farm Cottages is modelled from its 126 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a 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. No sale is recorded for 2 Mill Hill Farm Cottages, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. 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 2 Mill Hill Farm Cottages was lodged in October 2025 at band E and is valid until October 2035. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 10 applications are matched to 2 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
2 Mill Hill Farm Cottages is in council tax band D. 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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