5 Apollo Mews, Colchester, CO2 9NY

5 Apollo Mews is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO2 9NY). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 37 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (37–60 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 (51 versus a best of 77). The latest certificate (September 2025) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Sold May 2023 for £120,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2003–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 is 13.3% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 48.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.