2 Limes Cottages, Burnham Road, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6BT

2 Limes Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Althorne, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 6BT). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 103 m² it's 28.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 9 EPCs). Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£401/sq ft) was about 64.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £445,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.