10b, Cambridge Road, Colchester, CO3 3NS

10b is a two-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO3 3NS). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). At 112 m² this is the 13th smallest of 38 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–341 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 38 units on file.

Held since January 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £238,000 sits 296.7% above the 2001 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£50/sq ft) was about 80% below the postcode norm. At 112 m² it sits well below the postcode median (162 m² across 37 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.