Waterside Bungalow, Oddcroft, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2ET

Waterside Bungalow is a two-bedroom detached house in Colne Engaine, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2ET). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and attached land beyond the plot. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.

Held since October 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £347,000 is 41.6% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£414/sq ft) was about 107.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.