3 Highlands Cottages, Southend Road, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8EB
About 3 Highlands Cottages
3 Highlands Cottages is a semi-detached house in Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 8EB). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 83 m² it's 23.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 4 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
3 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.
Sales history & valuation
3 Highlands Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£333,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 2 sales in CM3 8EB: £230,000 (2020–1995).
Versus other Southend Road homes
On co₂ emissions, 3 Highlands Cottages stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 105 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB