1 Creek View Cottages, Maldon Road, Great Wigborough, Colchester, CO5 7SB

1 Creek View Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Great Wigborough, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7SB). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since October 2015. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 66), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 105 m² it's 16.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2004–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £358,000 is 30.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 28.4% below the postcode norm. On the market in March 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.