14 Downs Road, Maldon, CM9 5HG

14 Downs Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Maldon (CM9 5HG). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2022 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2022) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in December 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 106). Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Sale prices here have outpaced Maldon HPI: 3.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £516,000 sits 61.3% above the 2017 sale of £320,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£167/sq ft) was about 17.5% below the postcode norm. At 178 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 9 years ago, in July 2017. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.