4 Windmill Court, Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5JZ

4 Windmill Court is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Mile End, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 41 m² this is the 8th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–50 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (55 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from 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 push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since August 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 sits 340.7% above the 1998 sale of £29,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£67/sq ft) was about 63.2% below the postcode norm.