The Willows, Flat 8, Elgin Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 1TN

The Willows is an end-of-terrace house in Chelmsford (CM1 1TN). It has a recorded floor area of 26 m² (around 280 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 26 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in The Willows, where floor areas span 24–30 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in October 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £143,000 sits 240.5% above the 2000 sale of £42,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 37.7% below the postcode norm.