35 Berkley Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RZ

35 Berkley Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since April 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 45 m² it's 22.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 33 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £193,000 sits 271.2% above the 2000 sale of £51,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 48.5% below the postcode norm.