The Old Post Office, Colchester Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2AA

The Old Post Office is a semi-detached house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2AA). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1387 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since May 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2000–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £394,000 sits 57.6% above the 2011 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£180/sq ft) was about 23% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).