2 Albertine Close, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0JJ

2 Albertine Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 0JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2021) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since October 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. At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £465,000 sits 86% above the 2009 sale of £249,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£217/sq ft) was about 21.1% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.