1 Buchanan Way, Latchingdon, Chelmsford, CM3 6HL

1 Buchanan Way is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Latchingdon, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 6HL). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 47 m² this is the 5th smallest of 34 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–96 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 (43 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 47 m² it's 16.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 33 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£346/sq ft) was about 48.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £175,000 in July 2024.