Owl Cottage, Chelmsford Road, Good Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4PX

Owl Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Good Easter, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM1 4PX). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Today's modelled estimate of £540,000 sits 119.5% above the 2011 sale of £246,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£146/sq ft) was about 59.4% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 157 m² it's 18% larger than the typical home in the postcode (133 m² median across 5 EPCs). 15 years since the last transfer (November 2011).