1 Axial Drive, Colchester, CO4 5YJ

1 Axial Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 5YJ). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity. At 49 m² this is the 10th smallest of 59 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–210 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 60 units on file.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in October 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 49 m² it's 23.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 58 EPCs).