The Willows, Flat 5, Elgin Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 1TN

The Willows is an end-of-terrace house in Chelmsford (CM1 1TN). It has a recorded floor area of 24 m² (around 258 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 24 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across The Willows (24–30 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since February 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2000–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £133,000 is 38.3% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 63.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 24 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (30 m² median across 19 EPCs).