Coombe Lodge, Flat 6, 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 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. At 46 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in Coombe Lodge, where floor areas span 34–51 m². On EPC score it ranks last in the building (57 versus a best of 68). The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity.

One planning application is currently pending a decision in 2021. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2003–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £169,000 sits 63.3% above the 2014 sale of £103,500. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (73 m² across 40 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 12 years since the last transfer (February 2014).