Stuart House, Flat 7, St Peters Street, Colchester, CO1 1BQ

Stuart House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO1 1BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on electricity. At 60 m² this is the 20th smallest of 50 units on EPC record in Stuart House, where floor areas span 37–82 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 50 units on file.

It hasn't traded since February 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £142,000 sits 118.5% above the 2000 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£101/sq ft) was about 41.2% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).