24 Hines Close, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3RL

24 Hines Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Aldham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3RL). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since April 2022. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 41). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory.

At 161 m² it's 23.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (130 m² median across 20 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£338/sq ft) was about 50.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £585,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.