9 Alefounder Close, Colchester, CO4 3UR

9 Alefounder Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 3UR). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 64 m² this is the 14th smallest of 32 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–117 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

Held since January 2008 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £126,000 is 46.5% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£125/sq ft) was about 45.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.