5 Townsend, Springfield, Chelmsford, CM2 6GB

5 Townsend is a four-bedroom detached house in Springfield, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM2 6GB). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1251 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2009) shows a C (score 71). The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Held since November 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (43 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £551,000 sits 60.4% above the 2009 sale of £343,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£275/sq ft) was about 31.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016.