13 Abbotts Place, Chelmsford, CM2 6RD

13 Abbotts Place is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Chelmsford (CM2 6RD). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. At 59 m² this is the 5th smallest of 25 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 58–65 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2018. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 46.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £207,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.