1 Sparrows Close, Highwood, Chelmsford, CM1 3RQ

1 Sparrows Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Highwood, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM1 3RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 49 m² this is the 15th smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–86 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor 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.

Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £159,995. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £179,000 is 11.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 53.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.