Oak Cottage, West End Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0QH

Oak Cottage is a six-bedroom detached house in Tiptree, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 0QH). It has a recorded floor area of 270 m² (around 2906 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2026) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 270 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £859,000 sits 84.7% above the 2015 sale of £465,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£160/sq ft) was about 35.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in October 2015.