4 Church Street, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2EX

4 Church Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Colne Engaine, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2EX). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since October 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Average; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 67 m² it's 22.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 sits 93.8% above the 2011 sale of £112,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 34.2% below the postcode norm. Last sold in June 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years.