6 Alefounder Close, Colchester, CO4 3UR

6 Alefounder Close is an end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO4 3UR). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Held since November 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 116 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). Today's modelled estimate of £283,000 sits 157.3% above the 2001 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 20.7% below the postcode norm.