12 Clarke Rise, Cold Norton, Chelmsford, CM3 6JL

12 Clarke Rise is a mid-terrace house in Cold Norton, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 6JL). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2019 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Held since May 1996 — that's 30 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 £300,000 sits 476.9% above the 1996 sale of £52,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£58/sq ft) was about 71.6% below the postcode norm.