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

10 planning records
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
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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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.

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

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

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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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

+ 7 more applications in the report

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on 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.

Current estimate

£462,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

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).

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
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 2 Mill Hill Farm Cottages

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£446k

1 Lodge Farm Cottages, Old Church Road, East Hanningfield

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£487k

1 Hill Cottages, The Street, Woodham Ferrers

CM3 8RQ

4 bed2 bath
£428k

1 Highlands Cottages, Southend Road, Rettendon Common

CM3 8EB

4 bed
£500k

1 Crouch View, Rettendon Common

CM3 8DS

3 bed
£420k

1 Edwins Hall Cottages, Crows Lane, Woodham Ferrers

CM3 8RT

£415k

1 Ashley Green, East Hanningfield

CM3 8AY

3 bed2 bath
£395k

1 Council Houses, Crows Lane, Woodham Ferrers

CM3 8RR

£559k

1 Grooms Cottage, Chalk Street, Rettendon Common

CM3 8DE

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

Crime

1/mo

Steady 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.

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

Common questions

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