1 Hyde Lane, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4QX

1 Hyde Lane is a five-bedroom detached house in Danbury, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 4QX). It has a recorded floor area of 369 m² (around 3972 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil.

At 369 m² the property is well over the postcode median (216 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£466/sq ft) was about 72.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £1,850,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.