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Get started49a is a semi-detached house in Tiptree, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 0SU). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
At 70 m² it's 21.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 18 EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
49a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£343,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
EPC Rating for 49a lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 71 (C)
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 96 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Centre — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 0SU: £338,000 (2025–2018).
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO5 0FF
Closest school
0.1 km
St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB