262 Dale Close, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0FU

262 Dale Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 0FU). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity. At 33 m² this is the 4th smallest of 39 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–76 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 39 units on file.

Last changed hands 11 years ago, in March 2015. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 is 49.5% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£256/sq ft) was about 49.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 33 m² it's 26.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (45 m² median across 38 EPCs).