14a, Latchingdon Road, Cold Norton, Chelmsford, CM3 6JG

14a is a five-bedroom detached house in Cold Norton, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 6JG). It has a recorded floor area of 243 m² (around 2616 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2018 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

At 243 m² the property is well over the postcode median (149 m² across 38 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £771,000 sits 76.4% above the 2018 sale of £437,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£167/sq ft) was about 32.4% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: July 2018 at £437,000.