23 Claremont Heights, Colchester, CO1 1ZU

23 Claremont Heights is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO1 1ZU). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity. At 55 m² this is the 52nd smallest of 55 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–69 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom.

It hasn't traded since March 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £143,000 sits 240.5% above the 1999 sale of £41,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£71/sq ft) was about 59.9% below the postcode norm. At 55 m² it's 17% larger than the typical home in the postcode (47 m² median across 54 EPCs).