22b, Latchingdon Road, Cold Norton, Chelmsford, CM3 6JG

22b is a detached house in Cold Norton, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 6JG). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 5 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 62), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Held since May 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £537,000 sits 172.6% above the 1998 sale of £197,000. At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (152 m² across 38 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).