7 Grove Road, Chelmsford, CM2 0EY

7 Grove Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chelmsford (CM2 0EY). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 36 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (36–166 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 28 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).

It hasn't traded since June 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1997–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 is 15.7% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£575/sq ft) was about 122.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.