19 Ratcliffe Court, Colchester, CO4 0AZ

19 Ratcliffe Court is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO4 0AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity. At 42 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 50 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–88 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 50 units on file. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 42 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 49 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in May 2017. Across 2007–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.8% per year.