46a, Berry Vale, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5GY

46a is an end-of-terrace house in South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 5GY). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity. At 34 m² this is the 7th 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 across 36 units on file.

At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (59 m² across 35 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in May 2015. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2005–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £126,000 is 39.4% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£247/sq ft) was about 31.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.