161 Upper Bridge Road, Chelmsford, CM2 0BB

161 Upper Bridge Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chelmsford (CM2 0BB). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since July 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1996–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £390,000 sits 106.3% above the 2009 sale of £189,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 23.9% below the postcode norm.