86 High Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0DT

86 High Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Layer-De-La-Haye, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0DT). It has a recorded floor area of 241 m² (around 2594 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in July 2018 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

At 241 m² the property is well over the postcode median (131 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 15.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2018 for £700,000.