5 Kinlett Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UE

5 Kinlett Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9UE). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2018. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Last sale on file: £160,000 in November 2020. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £192,000 is 20% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£381/sq ft) was about 105.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 28 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.