Hillrise, Main Road, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LL

Hillrise is a semi-detached house in Ford End, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 1LL). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since November 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (155 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £321,000 is 36.6% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 31% above the typical sold price in the postcode.