34a, Third Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 4EY

34a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chelmsford (CM1 4EY). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2020) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in January 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. Main heating runs on electricity. At 65 m² this is the 9th smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 26–181 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (81 versus a worst of 43).

At 65 m² it's 15.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 25 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Last sold in July 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 is 21.5% above the 2013 sale price.