13 Canberra Close, Chelmsford, CM1 2EF

13 Canberra Close is a detached house in Chelmsford (CM1 2EF). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 68 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (68–99 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (48 versus a best of 90). The latest certificate (November 2017) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2015. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £209,500. Across the public record there are 5 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. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £233,000 is 11.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 69.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.