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Get startedFlat 3 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO1 1LE). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. At 36 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (36–58 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 6 units on file. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since August 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 24.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £144,000 sits 60% above the 2004 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 71.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (56 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Flat 3 valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£144,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 24.2% per year over 2 years.
£90,000
Growth on file: 24.2% per year over 2 years.
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Price per m² for Flat 3 runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £1,450
Floor Area
36 m²
Street avg 51 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Queen Street — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
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19 August 2004Most recent
£90,000
+55.2%over 2 years9 August 2002
£58,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 1LE: £80,000 (2002–2002).
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Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
CO1 1DA
Closest school
0.4 km
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester. 37 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB