24 King Coel Road, Colchester, CO3 9AQ

24 King Coel Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO3 9AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2271 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good.

Held since September 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 211 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2004–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £651,000 sits 83.4% above the 2007 sale of £355,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 36.7% below the postcode norm.