7 Hallcroft Chase, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9WG

7 Hallcroft Chase is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9WG). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 51 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 38 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–86 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (48 versus a best of 80). The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £162,000 is 30.4% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 46.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.