5 Bucknells Mead, Highwood, Chelmsford, CM1 3RH

5 Bucknells Mead is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Highwood, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM1 3RH). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity. At 58 m² this is the 5th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–87 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 9 units on file.

Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £225,000 is 12.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 62.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £200,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2003.