Ashdene Cottage, Stock Road, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM2 8LA

Ashdene Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM2 8LA). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a G (score 10), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 42), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since April 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 57 m² the property is well over the postcode median (27 m² across 15 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 £328,000 sits 69.9% above the 2007 sale of £193,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 16.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.