171 Albany Gardens, Colchester, CO2 8HQ

171 Albany Gardens is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO2 8HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity. At 57 m² this is the 20th smallest of 92 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 5–220 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 92 units on file.

At 57 m² it's 20.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 91 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 17.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2024 for £147,500.