2 Rose Cottages, Ford Street, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3PH

2 Rose Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Aldham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3PH). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in August 1995. 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 £210,000 sits 467.6% above the 1995 sale of £37,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£64/sq ft) was about 64.7% below the postcode norm. At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.