53 Brinkley Crescent, Colchester, CO4 3ED

53 Brinkley Crescent is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 3ED). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 81 m² it's 17.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 29 EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 27.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2023 at £300,000.