Flat 2, 34 Culver Street East, Colchester, CO1 1LE

Flat 2 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 1LE). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. At 56 m² this is the 4th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–58 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since August 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £166,000 sits 101.2% above the 2002 sale of £82,500. At 56 m² it's 27.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (44 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).