The Mousetrap, Colchester Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2AA

The Mousetrap is a four-bedroom detached house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2AA). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Most recent transfer: December 2018 at £435,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £527,000 is 21.1% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£308/sq ft) was about 30% above the typical sold price in the postcode.