166 Dale Close, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0FT

166 Dale Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 0FT). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in May 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 59 m² the property is well over the postcode median (44 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £235,000 sits 319.6% above the 1999 sale of £56,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 58% below the postcode norm.