22 Brookside Close, Colchester, CO2 7LZ

22 Brookside Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO2 7LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity. At 56 m² this is the 10th smallest of 29 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–129 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 29 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 2002–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £176,000 sits 76% above the 2011 sale of £100,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£166/sq ft) was about 16.2% below the postcode norm. On the market in December 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years. At 56 m² it's 17% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 28 EPCs).