Claudius Court, Flat 18, St Peters Street, Colchester, CO1 1EQ

Claudius Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 1EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. At 52 m² this is the 8th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in Claudius Court, where floor areas span 48–58 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since May 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £157,000 sits 252.8% above the 1999 sale of £44,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 24.8% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).