1 Red Bull Cottages, Station Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0BL

1 Red Bull Cottages is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Tiptree, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 0BL). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (72 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 101.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £210,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.