42 Deerhurst Chase, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4XG

42 Deerhurst Chase is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bicknacre, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 4XG). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.

At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (65 m² across 38 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: June 2023 at £225,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2003–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£510/sq ft) was about 116.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.