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2 Highlands Cottages, Southend Road, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8EB

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
105 m²
1130 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 25
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 2 Highlands Cottages

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

2 Highlands Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 8EB). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £497,000 is 25.8% above the 2020 sale price. Last sale on file: £395,000 in January 2020.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
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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 Highlands Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F25
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
9.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, 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 Highlands Cottages, Southend Road, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8EB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Highlands Cottages has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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

Current estimate

£497,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£395,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 January 2020Most recent

    £395,000

Median price across the last 1 sales in CM3 8EB: £65,000 (1995–1995).

On the street

Versus other Southend Road homes

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

2 Highlands Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.

EPC Rating

25 (F)

Street avg 49 (E)

Strongly below

Floor Area

105 m²

Street avg 100 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

9.7 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 2 Highlands 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.
£500k

1 Crouch View, Rettendon Common

CM3 8DS

3 bed
£415k

1 Ashley Green, East Hanningfield

CM3 8AY

3 bed2 bath
£344k

1 Hall Cottages, Main Road, Rettendon Common

CM3 8DN

3 bed1 bath
£487k

1 Hill Cottages, The Street, Woodham Ferrers

CM3 8RQ

4 bed2 bath
£568k

1 Broad Mead, South Hanningfield

CM3 8GX

4 bed2 bath
£428k

1 Highlands Cottages, Southend Road, Rettendon Common

CM3 8EB

4 bed
£618k

1 Highfields Mead, East Hanningfield

CM3 8XA

4 bed2 bath
£650k

1 Bicknacre Road, East Hanningfield

CM3 8AN

4 bed
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

Rettendon Common — bus stop.

Closest school

2.3 km

East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM3 8EB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.0dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 2 Highlands Cottages, Southend Road, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8EB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.