5 Clearwater, Colchester, CO2 8BU

5 Clearwater is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO2 8BU). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity. At 62 m² this is the 26th smallest of 31 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–86 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 31 units on file.

Held since February 2005 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 62 m² it's 15.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (54 m² median across 30 EPCs). Across 2003–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £147,000 is 42% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 21.9% below the postcode norm.