2 Rochford Road, Chelmsford, CM2 0EF

2 Rochford Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chelmsford (CM2 0EF). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70).

Held since December 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £179,000 sits 426.5% above the 1997 sale of £34,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£75/sq ft) was about 67.6% below the postcode norm. At 42 m² it's 16% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 8 EPCs).