94a, Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0AA

94a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 0AA). It has a recorded floor area of 26 m² (around 280 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 26 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–227 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since May 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £119,000 sits 91.9% above the 2010 sale of £62,000. At 26 m² it sits well below the postcode median (57 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.