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Get startedFlat 1 is a semi-detached house in Chelmsford (CM2 0AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. At 31 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 21–78 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (49 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it B (January 2010); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (77 m² across 33 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Flat 1 sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Change of use of building to form 2 two bedroom units and 8 one bedroom units. Single storey rear extension and external alterations. New two storey detached building comprising 4 one bedroom units. Creation of garden areas, bin storage, cycle storage and new landscaping.
Flat 1 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£148,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
EPC Rating for Flat 1 lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 77 (C)
Floor Area
31 m²
Street avg 68 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 1.6 t/year
Crime
12/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
South Lodge Hotel — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
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Thuja plicata - roadside boundary of property - crown reduce by 30% and shapePrunus - roadside boundary of property - crown reduce by 15%, cutting to suitable growing points (suitable growing points are side branches that are at least one third the diameter of the originating branch)
1 more application for this property
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Median price across the last 5 sales in CM2 0AJ: £320,000 (2025–2023).
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CM2 0LD
Closest school
0.3 km
Chelmsford College. 26 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB