13 Chinook, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RN

13 Chinook is a semi-detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9RN). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity. At 27 m² this is the 18th smallest of 43 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–58 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to A across 43 units on file.

Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in June 2011. Across 1999–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £103,000 sits 94.3% above the 2011 sale of £53,000. At 27 m² it's 27% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (37 m² median across 42 EPCs).