1 Blue Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0TY

1 Blue Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Tiptree, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 0TY). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 sits 62.4% above the 2014 sale of £245,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 29.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. At 69 m² it's 15.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 12 EPCs).