Rivendell, Colchester Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2AB

Rivendell is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2AB). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 119), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 1997–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£394/sq ft) was about 99.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 53 m² it's 18.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 5 EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2008. Most recent transfer: December 2023 at £225,000.