20 Berry Vale, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5GY

20 Berry Vale is a semi-detached house in South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 5GY). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. At 33 m² this is the 6th smallest of 36 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–172 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. Main heating runs on electricity.

It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £127,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (59 m² across 35 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£358/sq ft) was about 89.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.