13 Bennett Court, Colchester, CO4 3US

13 Bennett Court is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO4 3US). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

Held since September 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £278,000 sits 68.5% above the 2004 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£141/sq ft) was about 73.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2000. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 109 m² it's 16% larger than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 12 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.