32 Charnwood Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 2TQ

32 Charnwood Avenue is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chelmsford (CM1 2TQ). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 41 m² this is the 5th smallest of 41 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–96 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in May 2020 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £172,000 sits 56.4% above the 2021 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£249/sq ft) was about 18.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 41 m² it's 19.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 40 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Sold September 2021 for £110,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.