7 Accommodation Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5HR

7 Accommodation Road is a one-bedroom detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5HR). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since February 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in December 2006. At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (89 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, an annexe and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £497,000 is 29.1% above the 2006 sale price.