4 Blenheim Drive, Colchester, CO2 0AR

4 Blenheim Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO2 0AR). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 45 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (45–142 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 45 m² it's 26.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 9 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2020–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 29.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£743/sq ft) was about 221.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2021 for £360,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.