Manwood Tye, Mersea Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7NR

Manwood Tye is a four-bedroom detached house in Abberton, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7NR). It has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (around 2314 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). Main heating runs on oil.

It hasn't traded since June 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. At 215 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £694,000 sits 147.9% above the 2001 sale of £280,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 47.9% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.