2 Catherine Close, East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM3 8UX

2 Catherine Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 8UX). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.

At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £325,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£247/sq ft) was about 55.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.