12a, Suffolk Close, Colchester, CO4 0AY

12a is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO4 0AY). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 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 November 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

Held since November 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £171,000 is 43.7% above the 2005 sale price.