5 East Bay, Colchester, CO1 2UG

5 East Bay is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 2UG). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Held since July 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £165,000 sits 86.4% above the 2005 sale of £88,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 20% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 59 m² it's 22.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (48 m² median across 12 EPCs).