The Croft, Colchester Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2AB

The Croft is an end-of-terrace house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2AB). It has a recorded floor area of 226 m² (around 2428 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 45). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since October 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 226 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £684,000 is 48.7% above the 2010 sale price.