3 Dunedin Cottage, Bures Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3DW

3 Dunedin Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in West Bergholt, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3DW). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views.

Held since March 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £297,000 sits 324.6% above the 2000 sale of £69,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£77/sq ft) was about 56.1% below the postcode norm. At 84 m² it sits well below the postcode median (209 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 3 refused.