8 Alma Drive, Chelmsford, CM1 1TW

8 Alma Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chelmsford (CM1 1TW). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since December 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £203,000 sits 69.2% above the 2009 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 18.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.