18 Bridgefield Close, Colchester, CO4 3BH

18 Bridgefield Close is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO4 3BH). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

Held since October 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2004–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £304,000 sits 85.1% above the 2006 sale of £164,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£130/sq ft) was about 16.2% below the postcode norm.