5 Alton Drive, Colchester, CO3 3ST

5 Alton Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO3 3ST). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1664 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since September 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £631,000 sits 177.4% above the 2000 sale of £227,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£137/sq ft) was about 61.3% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2001. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 155 m² it's 23.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (202 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).