1 Chapel Road, Burnham On Crouch, CM0 8JB

1 Chapel Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Burnham On Crouch (CM0 8JB). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 74 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 50–110 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £202,000 sits 304% above the 2003 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£63/sq ft) was about 65.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs).