65a, Crouch Street, Colchester, CO3 3EY

65a is a mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO3 3EY). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 98 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across 65a (74–98 m²). On EPC score it ranks first in the building (48 versus a worst of 40). The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2009–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £390,000 is 44.3% below the 2014 sale of £700,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in August 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.