18 Byron Avenue, Colchester, CO3 4HG

18 Byron Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO3 4HG). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2015. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £424,000 sits 64.7% above the 2015 sale of £257,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 17.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in June 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.