2 Sandon Close, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4HP

2 Sandon Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Great Horkesley, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4HP). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since October 1995, a hold of 31 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £327,000 sits 445% above the 1995 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£56/sq ft) was about 65.5% below the postcode norm.