Wells Crescent, Flat 27, Marconi Plaza, Chelmsford, CM1 1GN

Wells Crescent is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chelmsford (CM1 1GN). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity. At 95 m² this is the 50th smallest of 51 units on EPC record in Wells Crescent, where floor areas span 44–97 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 51 units on file.

Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £246,000 is 10.5% below the 2022 sale of £275,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 19.6% below the postcode norm. At 95 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 50 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold June 2022 for £275,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.