8 Arbour Lane, Chelmsford, CM1 7RG

8 Arbour Lane is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chelmsford (CM1 7RG). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

Held since October 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £284,000 sits 441% above the 1995 sale of £52,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£96/sq ft) was about 63% below the postcode norm. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (76 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.