2 St Nicholas Grove, Ingrave, Brentwood, CM13 3RA

2 St Nicholas Grove is a four-bedroom detached house in Ingrave, Brentwood, Brentwood (CM13 3RA). It has a recorded floor area of 204 m² (around 2196 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

Sale prices here have outpaced Brentwood HPI: 8.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£433/sq ft) was about 38.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 204 m² the property is well over the postcode median (124 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £950,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.