River View, Colchester Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2AE

River View is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2AE). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (September 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 47). Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 sits 73% above the 2012 sale of £230,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£141/sq ft) was about 36% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in September 2012.