East View, Burnham Road, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6BU

East View is a two-bedroom detached house in Althorne, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 6BU). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 97), a 4-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch, a conservatory and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 115 m² it's 27.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1999–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £465,000 is 22.4% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£307/sq ft) was about 42.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.