14 Garden Field, Hatfield Peverel, Chelmsford, CM3 2LQ

14 Garden Field is a four-bedroom detached house in Hatfield Peverel, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 2LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since November 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 13% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £469,000 sits 98.7% above the 2003 sale of £236,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 22.2% below the postcode norm.