43 Axial Drive, Colchester, CO4 5YJ

43 Axial Drive is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO4 5YJ). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

Held since December 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 59 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £476,000 sits 51.1% above the 2007 sale of £315,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£202/sq ft) was about 23.4% below the postcode norm.