8 Station Road, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2ES

8 Station Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Colne Engaine, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2ES). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since December 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £664,000 sits 66% above the 2005 sale of £400,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 35.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.