85 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5LJ

85 Mill Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Mile End, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in November 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since November 1995, a hold of 31 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 £235,000 sits 446.5% above the 1995 sale of £43,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£59/sq ft) was about 64.6% below the postcode norm. At 68 m² it's 22% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 18 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs).