2 Alefounder Close, Colchester, CO4 3UR

2 Alefounder Close is a six-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO4 3UR). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2021) 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 July 2011. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good 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 83), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in September 2006. At 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1995–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £279,000 sits 52.9% above the 2006 sale of £182,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£154/sq ft) was about 54.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.