Brooklands, Burnham Road, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6BT

Brooklands is a detached house in Althorne, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 6BT). It has a recorded floor area of 245 m² (around 2637 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in January 2024 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since September 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 245 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,003,000 sits 285.8% above the 1999 sale of £259,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 60.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.