20b, Sexton Close, Holt Drive, Colchester, CO2 0DW

20b is a three-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO2 0DW). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 837 sq ft) and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in February 2010. At 78 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £353,000 sits 83.9% above the 2010 sale of £192,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£229/sq ft) was about 42.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.