Charles House, Flat 40, St Peters Street, Colchester, CO1 1BY

Charles House is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 1BY). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity. At 61 m² this is the 6th smallest of 35 units on EPC record in Charles House, where floor areas span 52–94 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 35 units on file.

Last sale on file: £170,000 in August 2023. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£259/sq ft) was about 55% above the typical sold price in the postcode.