Wells Crescent, Flat 53, Viaduct Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1GR

Wells Crescent is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chelmsford (CM1 1GR). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band D. At 78 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Wells Crescent (38–78 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (83 versus a worst of 41). The latest certificate (October 2023) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 78 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 sits 337.7% above the 2011 sale of £59,400. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£71/sq ft) was about 51.1% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in July 2011.