Cromer Hyde, Old Church Lane, Colne, Huntingdon, PE28 3NE

Cromer Hyde is a detached house in Colne, Huntingdon, Huntingdon (PE28 3NE). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since July 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £486,000 sits 51.9% above the 2005 sale of £320,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 34.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 100 m² it sits well below the postcode median (155 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.