1a, Barley Mead, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4RP

1a is a four-bedroom detached house in Danbury, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 4RP). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since December 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £621,000 sits 71.3% above the 2010 sale of £362,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 31.8% below the postcode norm.