23 Brooklands Walk, Chelmsford, CM2 9BH

23 Brooklands Walk is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chelmsford (CM2 9BH). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity. At 43 m² this is the 7th smallest of 43 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–52 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom.

It hasn't traded since July 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £209,000 sits 280% above the 1999 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 52% below the postcode norm.