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

21 Berry Vale is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 5GY). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in August 2003. Across 1996–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £244,000 sits 93.7% above the 2003 sale of £126,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 31.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 46 m² it's 21.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 34 EPCs). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.