1 Eves Villas, Main Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4HN

1 Eves Villas is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bicknacre, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 4HN). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in February 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (208 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2014–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 18% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £474,000 is 26.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£430/sq ft) was about 282.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.