2 Willow Cottages, Mersea Road, Langenhoe, Colchester, CO5 7LF

2 Willow Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Langenhoe, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7LF). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft) and council tax band A. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. At 56 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 53–79 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (83 versus a worst of 60). The latest certificate (August 2020) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average.

At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (96 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2004–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £215,000 is 13.2% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 34.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in October 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.