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Penny Piece Cottage, Main Road, Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 8RN

Estimated value

£560,000

  • Since the 2016 sale (£375,000)+49%
  • Against CM3 8RN's recent median (£550,000)+2%

Newest record on this page: May 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
7
From EPC
Floor area
151 m²
1622 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Council tax
Band E
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

£560,000

  • Against its 2016 sale (£375,000)+49%
  • Against CM3 8RN's recent median (£550,000)+2%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Penny Piece Cottage is modelled from its 151 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CM3 8RN. 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

    151 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2010

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2016

  • Recent sales in CM3 8RN

    5 sales, median £550,000 (2025–2022)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: May 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull 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.

Penny Piece Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 February 2016Most recent

    £375,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 8RN: £550,000 (2025–2022).

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 Penny Piece Cottage

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

Penny Piece Cottage is a semi-detached house in Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 8RN). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1622 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £560,000 is 49.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£231/sq ft) was about 41.7% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in February 2016.

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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.

Penny Piece Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Feb 2020

Current Certificate
Feb 2010

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 23 February 2020

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Penny Piece Cottage, Main Road, Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 8RN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Penny Piece Cottage has no planning applications on record.

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

On the street

Versus other Main Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Penny Piece Cottage is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£2,488

Street avg £3,598

Below

Floor Area

151 m²

Street avg 126 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

9.7 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

Strongly 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.
Full Chelmsford report

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

0.2 km

Village Hall — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Mary's Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary389m
  • Woodville Primary SchoolPrimary2.2km
  • East Hanningfield Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary2.8km
  • Priory Primary School, BicknacrePrimary3.0km

Nearest stops

  • Village HallBus stop242m
  • Ormonds CrescentBus stop260m
  • Lodge RoadBus stop692m
  • The BellBus stop723m

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM3 8RN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CM3 8RN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM3 8RN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

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

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Comparables

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£514k

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£655k

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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.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Penny Piece Cottage is modelled from its 151 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CM3 8RN. 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 Penny Piece Cottage. 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 Penny Piece Cottage was lodged in February 2010 at band E and expired in February 2020, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Penny Piece Cottage. 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 4 schools and 27 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CM3 8RN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Penny Piece Cottage 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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