29 Beaconsfield Avenue, Colchester, CO3 3DH

29 Beaconsfield Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO3 3DH). It has a recorded floor area of 207 m² (around 2228 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a G (score 12), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since August 2015. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 33). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement.

At 207 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £591,000 sits 59.7% above the 2015 sale of £370,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£166/sq ft) was about 25.3% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 11 years since the last transfer (November 2015).