5 Park View Crescent, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, CM2 8HU

5 Park View Crescent is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM2 8HU). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 53 m² this is the 8th smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 50–111 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced Chelmsford HPI: 9.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£359/sq ft) was about 43.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £205,000. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2026.