2 Black Lion Cottages, Burnham Road, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6BU

2 Black Lion Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Althorne, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 6BU). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in September 2010. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 sits 60.1% above the 2010 sale of £153,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£273/sq ft) was about 26.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).