48a, Berry Vale, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5GY

48a is an end-of-terrace house in South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 5GY). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 319 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 30 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 35 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 bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (41 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in June 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (59 m² across 34 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 sits 521.6% above the 1995 sale of £18,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£58/sq ft) was about 70.3% below the postcode norm.