8a, Belle Vue Road, Colchester, CO1 1XA

8a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO1 1XA). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

Held since January 2010 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £138,000 sits 62.4% above the 2010 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 20.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (72 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 87% of similar EPCs).