Sandon Brook Manor, Flat 5, Sandon Brook Place, Sandon, Chelmsford, CM2 7UJ

Sandon Brook Manor is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sandon, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM2 7UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 45 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Sandon Brook Manor (45–107 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since June 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (92 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2002–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £200,000 is 48.1% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 30.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.