9 Cavendish Gardens, Chelmsford, CM2 6BB

9 Cavendish Gardens is a two-bedroom detached house in Chelmsford (CM2 6BB). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. At 73 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (34–73 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 73 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 48 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. It changed hands recently, sold July 2025 for £214,000. Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£272/sq ft) was about 23.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.