6 Lydia Drive, CO16 8NR

Detached house83 m²EPC DBand CFreehold

6 Lydia Drive, in CO16, is a freehold detached house on Lydia Drive. It last sold for £63,000 in 1998, its only sale in HM Land Registry's records — 28 years in the same hands, well beyond the typical hold.

EPC DCouncil tax C

What this home is

The physical record — from its EPC assessments, HM Land Registry and the VOA.

Property type
Detached bungalow
Detached
Floor area
85 m²
915 sq ft
Built
1976-1982
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
4.8 t/yr
current estimate

EPC data © Crown copyright; bedrooms are the register's estimate, not a survey. Tenure from HM Land Registry.

What is it worth now?

An indicative projection from its own sale record — the report's valuation prices it against individual comparable sales.

CO16 £/m² (recent sales)£3,202this home £759 at its last sale
The local market
Official house price index (UK HPI)

Across Tendring, the official average home value is £261,717+3% in a year, +9% over five.

Detached£371,783
Semi-detached£255,595
Terraced£203,073
Flat / maisonette£131,855

Covers the whole Tendring area, not this postcode.

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A point estimate with likely and wide ranges, built from individual comparable sales nearby — each listed with address, date, size and adjusted price.

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Comparable sales analysed
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Likely range (p50) & wide range (p80)
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Indicative range projected from HM Land Registry sold prices; not a formal valuation, survey or appraisal.

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Sale history

Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 6 Lydia Drive, newest first.

1 recorded sale since 1998.

£100k£200k£300k199820042010201620222026£278kSold 1998: £63,000£63k
£100k£200k£300k199820122026£278kSold 1998: £63,000£63k
CO16 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against CO16's yearly median.

Energy certificate 19 Sept 2024
Rated EPC C · 83 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 11 Sept 2023:
Efficiency
EPC improved from D to C
Energy certificate 11 Sept 2023
Rated EPC D · 84 m² recorded
Energy certificate 22 Jul 2022
Rated EPC D · 85 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 27 Jan 2017:
Efficiency
EPC improved from G to D
Energy certificate 27 Jan 2017
Rated EPC G · 105 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 13 Dec 2016:
Efficiency
EPC dropped from E to G
Energy certificate 13 Dec 2016
Rated EPC E · 86 m² recorded
6 Nov 1998Most recent
£63,000
Detached house · Freehold
Built 1976-1982
Property built
1965–1982
What a home of this era typically means
  • Cavity walls that can usually be retrofitted with insulation; loft insulation, if original, will be thin by today’s standards.
  • Any flat-roof or single-storey extension from this era may be near the end of its serviceable life.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How it compares on Lydia Drive

Against the 5 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Smaller than the typical home on Lydia Drive by 15%

Lydia Drive sold prices & full street profile →

Street medians from recorded sales in the last 8 years and EPC floor areas; a street's unsold homes are invisible to price medians.

Energy & running costs

What 6 Lydia Drive's Energy Performance Certificates say about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band D (56/100) — improvable to C
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £892 a year. Certificate valid until September 2034.
A92+
B81–91
C69–80
Potential · 79
D55–68
This home · 56
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
4.8 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1976-1982
EPC construction age band
Built form
Detached
Running cost
£892/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
19 Sept 2024
latest of 2 on record
Between its certificates
RatingEC56Improved
27 Jan 2017Floor area grew 86→105 m² (+19 m²) — the property was likely extended or converted
27 Jan 2017EPC dropped from E to G
22 Jul 2022Floor area fell 105→85 m² (-20 m²) — possibly split, reconfigured or re-measured
22 Jul 2022EPC improved from G to D
Heat pump?Possible — check first
Built 1976-1982 — older fabric, so radiator sizing and insulation need checking before a heat pump.
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The construction detail, element by element

Every fabric element as the assessor described it — walls, roof, floor, windows, hot water and heating construction with its efficiency rating — plus glazing detail and itemised running costs.

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Wall construction & insulation, as assessed
Roof & floor construction, as assessed
Windows & glazing detail
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EPC data © Crown copyright, from the domestic EPC register. Certificates describe the home as assessed on their date.

The practical file

The running costs and everyday infrastructure a viewing can't show you.

Council tax band C (≈£2,018/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 0% of premises.

Council tax
Band C
£2,018/yr · Tendring
Gigabit broadband
0%
of premises here
Top speed
0 Mbps
median 0 Mbps
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Every amenity, counted and priced

The full amenity list by category with names and distances — supermarkets to GPs to gyms — plus parks with sizes and every connectivity measure in full.

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VOA council-tax band with the authority's current rates; Ofcom broadband coverage; amenities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); EV charging from the National Chargepoint Registry; hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency.

The neighbourhood

Who lives here and how the area ranks — the Tendring 011E neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 2/10among the more deprived areas in England; household income about 13% below the national average; shared/rented housing low.

2/10Among the more deprived areas in England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: a weaker housing & access.

Breakdown by domain
Income4/10
Employment2/10
Education & skills1/10
Health2/10
Crime2/10
Housing & access1/10
Living environment2/10

ONS Census 2021 and the English Indices of Deprivation, at neighbourhood (LSOA/MSOA) level — the immediate pocket, not the whole postcode district.

The street and the area

Where 6 Lydia Drive sits in its local market.

CO16 median
£280,000
last 8 years
CO16 £/m²
£3,202
last 8 years

6 Lydia Drive: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC, VOA, Police.uk, DfE and Environment Agency records.

When did 6 Lydia Drive last sell, and for how much?

6 Lydia Drive last sold for £63,000 on 6 Nov 1998, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 6 Lydia Drive been sold?

HM Land Registry records 1 sale for 6 Lydia Drive. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 6 Lydia Drive?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 83 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 6 Lydia Drive?

6 Lydia Drive is in council tax band C, costing about £2,018 a year (Tendring).

How energy efficient is 6 Lydia Drive?

Its most recent EPC rates it D (score 56). Its recommended improvements would take it to C.

How fast is broadband at 6 Lydia Drive?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 0% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at CO16 8NR

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Lydia Drive.

HM Land Registry last recorded sale per address; unsold homes show no price.

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The data behind this dossier
HM Land RegistryEPC RegisterValuation Office AgencyPolice.ukDfE & OfstedEnvironment AgencyDEFRAUKHSA & BGSCoal AuthorityOfcomNaPTANOpenStreetMap

Contains public-sector data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where applicable. Amenity data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded data and are not a survey or valuation of this home; the indicative range is a projection, not an appraisal. marks detail included in the £5 report.