34 Dale Close, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0FG

34 Dale Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 0FG). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 32 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 66 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 21–138 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 66 units on file.

Held since July 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £127,000 sits 300% above the 1998 sale of £31,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 54.5% below the postcode norm. At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (49 m² across 65 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.