Coombe Lodge, Flat 5, Foundry Lane, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2SB

Coombe Lodge is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Earls Colne, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2SB). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in November 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. One planning application is currently pending a decision in 2021. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £159,000 sits 297.5% above the 1999 sale of £40,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£73/sq ft) was about 61.9% below the postcode norm. At 51 m² it's 29.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 40 EPCs).