16 Heycroft Way, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0DG

16 Heycroft Way is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Tiptree, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 0DG). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in December 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2006–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £338,000 sits 104.8% above the 2013 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£130/sq ft) was about 51.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 13 years since the last transfer (January 2013).