16 Evelyn Road, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1QQ

16 Evelyn Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Great Leighs, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 1QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (September 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 52). Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. Other recorded features include a conservatory and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £502,000 is 32.1% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£234/sq ft) was about 28.2% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in February 2017.