192 Dale Close, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0FT

192 Dale Close is a one-bedroom property in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 0FT). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 44 m² this is the 14th smallest of 28 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 21–70 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 (43 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (May 2010) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since April 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 sits 290.9% above the 1999 sale of £33,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£70/sq ft) was about 66.8% below the postcode norm.