20a, Primrose Hill, Chelmsford, CM1 2RQ

20a is an end-of-terrace house in Chelmsford (CM1 2RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).

Held since October 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 84 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £377,000 sits 169.3% above the 2001 sale of £140,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 38.6% below the postcode norm.