45 Axial Drive, Colchester, CO4 5YJ

45 Axial Drive is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO4 5YJ). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a C (score 76), 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 Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in December 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 164 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 £525,000 sits 66.7% above the 2007 sale of £315,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£178/sq ft) was about 32.3% below the postcode norm.