Bentleigh Court, Flat 11, Greenstead Road, Colchester, CO1 2TL

Bentleigh Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO1 2TL). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 32 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Bentleigh Court (32–62 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 31 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in July 2005. Today's modelled estimate of £111,000 sits 52.1% above the 2005 sale of £73,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 43.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (52 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.