16 Lyndhurst Drive, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4XL

16 Lyndhurst Drive is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bicknacre, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 4XL). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since June 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2001–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £210,000 sits 76.5% above the 2006 sale of £119,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 19.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.