1 Willow Court, Cold Norton, Chelmsford, CM3 6FH

1 Willow Court is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cold Norton, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 6FH). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012-2021 and council tax band D. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (September 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£491/sq ft) was about 62.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £470,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.