268 Dale Close, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0FU

268 Dale Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 0FU). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 46 m² this is the 22nd 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, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (40 versus a best of 74).

Held since September 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £138,000 sits 68.3% above the 2009 sale of £82,000.