Orchard Bungalow, Huxtables Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TJ

Orchard Bungalow is a detached house in Fordham Heath, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 9TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since December 1996, a hold of 29 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 £402,000 sits 242.1% above the 1996 sale of £117,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 55.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2016. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 104 m² it's 20.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 12 EPCs).