The Cottage, Chelmsford
The Cottage, Chelmsford
Description & Estimates
The Cottage, Chelmsford is recorded publicly as a period freehold house across 1,754 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 438 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of The Cottage, Chelmsford is £533,212 and its rental estimate is £2,205 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
School Lane, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 falls within the CM1 postal district, in the borough of Uttlesford.
Our Data Sources
The Cottage, Chelmsford has a single entry in the Land Registry from February 2022 and a single entry in the EPC database dated March 2023.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For The Cottage, Chelmsford, we estimate a market value of £559,872 and a rental value of £2,315 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £495,887 and £2,050 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, The Cottage, Chelmsford has seen its estimated sale value decline by £4,127 (0.8%) and its estimated rental value climb by £76 per month (3.5%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.0%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for The Cottage, Chelmsford as measuring 438 m2.
That makes it the 4th largest plot in the postcode, where 4 of the 12 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
The Cottage, Chelmsford has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 30 Mar 2023.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has single glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, LPG.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of The Cottage, Chelmsford completed on 1st February 2022 at £536,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have dropped by 6.9% over the period since February 2022.
- Sold Feb 2022£536,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to The Cottage, Chelmsford have sold within a radius of 5.7 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 1st May 2018, was 2 Cock N Bell Cottage, The Street, Chelmsford, CM1 4QW, a freehold house which sold for £490,000.
Read more about house prices in CM1.
- Sold May 2018£490,000 | 4 Bed House2 Cock N Bell Cottage, The Street, Chelmsford, CM1 4QW2 Cock N Bell Cottage, The Street, Chelmsford, CM1 4QW
- Sold Jun 2015£420,000 | 4 Bed HouseTamarisk, The Street, Chelmsford, CM1 4QWTamarisk, The Street, Chelmsford, CM1 4QW
- Sold Aug 2014£499,995 | 4 Bed HouseShepherds Hey, The Street, Chelmsford, CM1 4QWShepherds Hey, The Street, Chelmsford, CM1 4QW
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 12 addresses on School Lane, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1, The Cottage, Chelmsford comes out as the 2nd largest and the 2nd most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £118k more expensive than the average property across the CM1 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 3.0kmRodings Primary School
- 6.1kmFord End Church of England Primary School
- 6.8kmRoxwell Church of England Primary School
- 9.2kmChelmer Valley High School
- 10.2kmSt John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
- 11.0kmHylands School
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Public Transport Nearby
From The Cottage, Chelmsford, the nearest station is Stansted Airport, 10.6 kilometres away.
- 10.6kmStansted Airport
- 11.6kmChelmsford
- 12.9kmSawbridgeworth
Available Internet Speeds
Internet coverage here is poor, based on recent Ofcom data, and connectivity may be weak or unavailable.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Slow/none broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
