31 Canside, Meadow Walk, Chelmsford, CM1 1FU

31 Canside is a mid-terrace house in Chelmsford (CM1 1FU). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. At 33 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (33–134 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Most recent transfer was November 2025 at £157,000 — fresh data. At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (52 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Across 2014–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £185,000 is 17.8% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£442/sq ft) was about 22.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.