3 Ratcliffe Court, Colchester, CO4 0AZ

3 Ratcliffe Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO4 0AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity. At 57 m² this is the 27th 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.

Held since December 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).