7a, Braiswick, Colchester, CO4 5AU

7a is a three-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 5AU). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.

At 96 m² it sits well below the postcode median (162 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £432,000 is 34.2% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£312/sq ft) was about 33.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in November 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.