Flat 6, 34 Culver Street East, Colchester, CO1 1LE

Flat 6 is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 1LE). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 37 m² this is the 2nd 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.

Held since September 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £142,000 sits 153.6% above the 2002 sale of £56,000. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (55 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).