27 Chinook, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RN

27 Chinook is a mid-terrace house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9RN). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 269 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 25 m² this is the 4th 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, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since July 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £107,000 sits 375.6% above the 1999 sale of £22,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£84/sq ft) was about 57.5% below the postcode norm. At 25 m² it sits well below the postcode median (37 m² across 42 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).