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

9 Akenfield Close is a semi-detached house in South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 5XP). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 64), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. At 27 m² this is the 4th 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, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (34 versus a best of 71).

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2000–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 is 31.8% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£308/sq ft) was about 29.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.