1 Spring Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0BD

1 Spring Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Tiptree, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 0BD). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.

Today's modelled estimate of £388,000 sits 55.2% above the 2014 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£323/sq ft) was about 15.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (118 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in August 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.