32 Abbotts Place, Chelmsford, CM2 6RD

32 Abbotts Place is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Chelmsford (CM2 6RD). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. At 61 m² this is the 12th 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. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (59 versus a best of 80). The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2010–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 55.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £220,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.