The Hop House, Flat 8, Colchester Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3NW

The Hop House is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in West Bergholt, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3NW). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. At 132 m² this is the 12th 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 bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (53 versus a best of 79). Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 43.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2020 for £270,000.