24 Avignon Close, Colchester, CO2 8YH

24 Avignon Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO2 8YH). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 46 m² this is the 49th smallest of 56 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 17–76 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

At 46 m² the property is well over the postcode median (26 m² across 55 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. Most recent transfer was July 2025 at £127,500 — fresh data. Across 1995–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£258/sq ft) was about 38.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.