1 Ash Cottages, Lodge Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HL

1 Ash Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bicknacre, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 4HL). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £485,000 sits 223.2% above the 2009 sale of £150,050. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.