9 Orchard Close, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DB

9 Orchard Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1DB). It has a recorded floor area of 24 m² (around 258 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 24 m² it sits well below the postcode median (138 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £589,000 is 43.7% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,587/sq ft) was about 534.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in February 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.