Bentleigh Court, Flat 12, Greenstead Road, Colchester, CO1 2TL

Bentleigh Court is a mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 2TL). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 33 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 31 units on EPC record in Bentleigh Court, where floor areas span 32–62 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.

It hasn't traded since September 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (52 m² across 30 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 1995–1996, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £105,000 sits 438.5% above the 1996 sale of £19,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£55/sq ft) was about 64.2% below the postcode norm.