Siroa, Boyton Cross, Roxwell, Chelmsford, CM1 4LP

Siroa is a detached house in Roxwell, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM1 4LP). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (April 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.

At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (122 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £457,000 is 20.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£598/sq ft) was about 103.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold March 2021 for £380,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.