8 California Close, Colchester, CO4 9SG

8 California Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 9SG). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in January 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Held since April 1998 — that's 28 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 £201,000 sits 402.6% above the 1998 sale of £39,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£95/sq ft) was about 50.3% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.