9 Cards Road, Sandon, Chelmsford, CM2 7RH

9 Cards Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sandon, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM2 7RH). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in April 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 67 m² the property is well over the postcode median (44 m² across 10 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. Today's modelled estimate of £301,000 sits 81.3% above the 2008 sale of £166,000.