7 Clearwater, Colchester, CO2 8BU

7 Clearwater is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO2 8BU). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 54 m² this is the 16th 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, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (52 versus a best of 75). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since November 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £141,000 is 48.4% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£163/sq ft) was about 18.6% below the postcode norm.