2 Choats Wood, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9UY

2 Choats Wood is a four-bedroom detached house in Fordham Heath, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 9UY). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 140 m² it sits well below the postcode median (213 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£411/sq ft) was about 113.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2018 at £620,000.