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Get started49a is a mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 1UB). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 33 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (33–144 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 47 units on file. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 46 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
49a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£132,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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49a outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
33 m²
Street avg 45 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The George — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water system changed
Wall insulation improved
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Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 1UB: £285,000 (2025–2024).
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Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
Closest school
0.5 km
The Sixth Form College Colchester. 38 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB