42 Charnwood Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 2TQ

42 Charnwood Avenue is a mid-terrace house in Chelmsford (CM1 2TQ). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in November 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

At 96 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 40 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £349,000 is 12.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£300/sq ft) was about 34.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £310,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.