4 Highfield Rise, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6DN

4 Highfield Rise is a three-bedroom detached house in Althorne, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 6DN). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2026) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Held since November 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1995–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £519,000 sits 70.2% above the 2010 sale of £305,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£198/sq ft) was about 26.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.