14 Akenfield Close, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5XP

14 Akenfield Close is a detached house in South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 5XP). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 28 m² this is the 10th smallest of 29 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–79 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 29 units on file.

It changed hands recently, sold December 2024 for £115,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £128,000 is 11.3% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£382/sq ft) was about 63.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.