9 Belgrave Place, East Hill, Colchester, CO1 2GP

9 Belgrave Place is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 2GP). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 58 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (58–205 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (46 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since December 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (119 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2006–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £172,000 is 12.4% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£245/sq ft) was about 36.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.