Tey House, The Street, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JU

Tey House is a detached house in Great Tey, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1JU). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since February 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £670,000. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£426/sq ft) was about 57.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.