3 Foundry Lane, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SB

3 Foundry Lane is a detached house in Earls Colne, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2SB). It has a recorded floor area of 205 m² (around 2209 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in December 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 205 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 40 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An application is currently awaiting a decision. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2004–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £841,000 is 39.6% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£273/sq ft) was about 44.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.