13 Burrows Chase, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3YX

13 Burrows Chase is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Waltham Abbey (EN9 3YX). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (42–79 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (55 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£531/sq ft) was about 120.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (63 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: April 2024 at £240,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.