2 Darina Court, Dale Close, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0FL

2 Darina Court is a one-bedroom detached house in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 0FL). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on electricity. At 33 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–85 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (59 versus a best of 74).

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in May 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (49 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 is 47.1% above the 2007 sale price.