18 Hines Close, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RL

18 Hines Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Aldham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3RL). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in May 2024 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on oil.

Held since June 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 164 m² it's 25.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (130 m² median across 20 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £541,000 sits 96.7% above the 2005 sale of £275,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 34.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.