18 Audley Road, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1RS

18 Audley Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Great Leighs, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 1RS). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

Held since October 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £515,000 sits 281.5% above the 1999 sale of £134,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£84/sq ft) was about 62.5% below the postcode norm. At 149 m² it's 23.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (121 m² median across 19 EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.