2 Shortcut Road, Colchester, CO1 1EL

2 Shortcut Road is a semi-detached house in Colchester (CO1 1EL). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. At 43 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (43–89 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 (61 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2015. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 43 m² it's 15.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).