Colchester Court, Flat 13, Melrose Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, CF23 9AU

Colchester Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Penylan, Cardiff, Cardiff (CF23 9AU). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 74 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 24 units on EPC record in Colchester Court, where floor areas span 73–92 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom.

It changed hands recently, sold May 2026 for £173,000. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). Across 2017–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£217/sq ft) was about 40.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.