179 Upper Bridge Road, Chelmsford, CM2 0AY

179 Upper Bridge Road is a one-bedroom detached house in Chelmsford (CM2 0AY). It has a recorded floor area of 29 m² (around 312 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 29 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (29–117 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good.

At 29 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 87% of similar EPCs). 11 years since the last transfer (August 2015). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £148,000 is 29.8% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£365/sq ft) was about 57.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.