Countess Cross House, Countess Cross, Colne Engaine, Colchester, CO6 2HT

Countess Cross House is a six-bedroom detached house in Colne Engaine, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2HT). It has a recorded floor area of 468 m² (around 5038 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on wood chips. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

It hasn't traded since July 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 468 m² the property is well over the postcode median (134 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £2,199,000 sits 284.1% above the 1996 sale of £572,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£114/sq ft) was about 56.5% below the postcode norm.