2 Beechams Cottages, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DW

2 Beechams Cottages is a semi-detached house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2DW). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in May 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £432,000 sits 380% above the 1996 sale of £89,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£79/sq ft) was about 60.7% below the postcode norm. At 106 m² it sits well below the postcode median (154 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.