2a, Lower Flat, Creffield Road, Colchester, CO3 3JB

2a is an end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO3 3JB). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in February 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 sits 277.2% above the 1998 sale of £39,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 54.6% below the postcode norm. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.