6 Copper Beeches, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0YB

6 Copper Beeches is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 0YB). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Held since March 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £360,000 sits 115.6% above the 2005 sale of £167,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£141/sq ft) was about 31.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 110 m² it's 22.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 21 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).