The Hop House, Flat 10, Colchester Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3NW

The Hop House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in West Bergholt, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3NW). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. At 74 m² this is the 6th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in The Hop House, where floor areas span 60–142 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (79 versus a worst of 53). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 1999–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £204,000 sits 64.5% above the 2013 sale of £124,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 17.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in October 2013.