Lexden Manor, Colvin Close, Colchester, CO3 4BS

Lexden Manor is a detached house in Colchester (CO3 4BS). It has a recorded floor area of 403 m² (around 4338 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

At 403 m² the property is well over the postcode median (200 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,116,000 is 43.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 48.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2022 for £1,475,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.